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Also known as scholarly, refereed, peer reviewed, or academic articles.
Business research from journals, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers.
Article database that covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Indexing and abstracts and full text are available back as far as 1886.
In general, be sure to use books written for an academic or scholarly audience instead of those written for a popular audience.
Information written by reporters (AKA journalists) on topics of current interest.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all news sources are created equal! Some have hidden (or obvious) motives or political beliefs. Do some background research into who owns the news organization to learn more about it.
Statistics vs. DataStatistics provide an interpretation and summary of data. Statistics can be numbers or percentages in an article, or tables, charts, or graphs.
Data is the raw results of research. It is a primary source and can be analyzed and interpreted.
Visualize and interact with data, create maps, charts, reports, and downloads. Explore hundreds of thousands of built-in data indicators related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more.
Research and independent opinions on thousands of stocks and mutual funds.
Includes company, industry, economic, and geopolitical market research.
