Empirical Generalization (p. 505)
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
This U.S. federal government site provides statistics related to education
in America and in other countries.
FedStats Home Page
http://www.fedstats.gov/
This page offers links to many statistics-related agencies. The FedStats
page is a good place to begin your search if you are conducting research that
requires empirical, statistical evidence.
Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/
This web site provides access to numerous social and economic statistics
for Canada, including numbers for population, unemployment, and gross domestic
product, to name just a few.
Controlled Experiments (p. 521)
Home Experiments
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/HOMEEXPTS/HOMEEXPTS.html
Part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry web
site, this page introduces you to some scientific experiments that you can
do at home. These experiments are provided by Chemistry Professor Bassam Z.
Shakhashiri, though there are other experiments on the web site that have
been provided by Shakhashiri’s friends and colleagues.
