Social scientists at Indiana University-Bloomington have access to a wealth of data through our memberships and campus research centers. Read more below about some of the most popular data resources available to social scientists through the SSRC and other campus centers.
Researchers at IU Bloomington can also draw on data resources from the Observatory on Social Media, the Kelley School of Business, and more.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) provides access to databases in the fields of finance, accounting, banking, economics, management, marketing and public policy. Additional information is available through the Kelley School of Business, and IU-Bloomington faculty, staff, and graduate students can request an account here.
Nielsen marketing data from the Marketing Data Center at Chicago Booth: The Kelley School of Business subscribes to Nielsen marketing data, including consumer panel data, retail scanner data, and Price-Trak (from Promodata). Only tenure-track faculty, PhD students, and postdocs are eligible to access the datasets; users must comply with several policies and requirements. To gain access to the data, please contact Craig Eich (ceich@indiana.edu) to receive a single user registration code that you will use to register online with the Marketing Data Center. Please put Nielsen in the subject line. Once approved through their database, you will receive instructions on how to access the data to which we are subscribed.
The Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe) provides access to a range of social media data. Visit their website to learn more.
Gallup Analytics: Gallup Analytics is an online platform that provides subscribers with access to nearly a century of U.S. data and a decade of global tracking data known as the Gallup World Poll.
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