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SSCI 386: Qualitative Social Science Research Methods

A course guide for SSCI 386

Recommended Data Sources

In general, when looking for data, ask yourself who would be interested in this information? A government agency? A nonprofit? A private company? Then try to discover what agencies, companies, or organizations fall under that category, and see if any of them have publicly available data.

Recommended News Sites

Other Places to Search

Other potential sources of information for this class include:

  • Wikipedia articles about the location or its surrounding area
  • Websites, including official websites
  • Social media sites (Reddit, Instagram, Tiktok)
  • Review sites (Yelp, Google)
  • Your own experiences or those of someone you know
  • News sources (local or neighborhood, state or national, college) - see databases above