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ByRobert J. McGarvey

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Quick, now: How big is the U.S. trade deficit? How many housingstarts were there in 1998 in Sonoma County, California? Now you canfind those answers and more with a visit toStatisticalResources on the Web, a treasure-trove of links to stats onjust about everything you'd ever need to know. Assembled by thelibrary staff at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the siteacts as a hub offering links to literally hundreds of credibledatabases good enough to be used by this top-notch library staff.With evermore bogus databases showing up on the Web, this is theplace to go for accurate and reliable information.


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