The Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (LIS) has attracted some big names in economics over the past few years, including the income inequality scholar Branko Milanovic and, most recently, Nobel Prize winner and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. What's the draw? Huge, globally relevant income data sets. Data fans can register to gain access to these data sets themselves and the Working...

The creator of this site is one Gisele Glosser, who happens to be the "Mrs. Glosser" referenced throughout the site. She is also an experienced math teacher who has worked in New York and New Jersey. In an effort to assist her fellow educators, she has created this delightful collection of math lessons. Visitors will want to look over the lessons, which are listed in full here. While some of the...

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) performs a great deal of survey work in order to learn more about everything from earned doctorates in the United States to business partnerships across different disciplines. On this site, visitors can look at these various surveys on topics that include Education of Scientists and Engineers, Science and Engineering Research...

What's the best way to teach young people about geometry? Or general data analysis? The National Council of Teachers of of Mathematics (NCTM) has a few ideas on the subject and they have brought them together in the Core Math Tools Suite. This downloadable suite of interactive software tools for algebra, geometry, statistics, and related topics can be used in a range of educational settings. The...

This website is an excellent resource for math teachers teaching any age and level of students. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), "support[s] teachers to ensure equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students through vision, leadership, professional development and research." Visitors interested in making math fun will certainly want to read the lead...

Located on the campus of the University of Chicago, the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) provides objective research for its clients and the general public interest in areas ranging from housing to drug abuse. On the NORC website, visitors can learn about its newest survey and research efforts, such as the Illinois Health Curriculum Study and the Residential Energy Consumption Survey....

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) offers a number of data products from its myriad studies on education. With the Distance Learning Dataset Training (DLDT) system, NCES provides "an online, interactive tool that allows you to learn about the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data products across the education spectrum and evaluate them for your particular purposes."...

Not So Standard Deviations is a bi-weekly podcast about data science and data analysis. This podcast is hosted by Roger D. Peng, a scholar of Data Science at John Hopkins University and Hilary Parker, who earned a Ph.D. in biostatistics from JHU and currently works as a data scientist for the company Stitch Fix. In each episode, Peng and Parker explore new developments and research in data science...

Statistics textbooks can easily cost over $150. But what if you could get the same information for free? This somewhat unattractive but incredibly informative site provides everything a big, fat, hard-covered stats book does but it in an easily navigable web format. (And did we mention it’s free?) This helpful online book was designed and developed by David Lane at Rice University, with a host of...

Are you interested in improving civic culture and knowledge with apps? If so, you will be delighted to learn about the Open City site. The Open City folks are a group of programmers, citizen activists, and policy types that create apps with open data in order "to improve transparency and understanding of our government." Chicagoans can stop by the Merchandise Mart to meet up and work with Open...