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Introduction
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Define your topic
Identity Concepts
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Databases: Types
Statistical/Numeric databases
These databases provide mostly numeric data such as statistics, financial data, census information, economic indicators etc.
Examples include-
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
United Nations Statistics Division
World Trade Statistics
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