statistical resources on the web = answers
            http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/frames/statsfr.html


        REFERENCE QUESTIONS:

      • Assume you are moving from Berrien Springs, MI to Ashville, N.C.
        Find the Relocation Salary Calculator and make a cost of living
        comparison.   [ = Cost of Living ]

      • What is the preliminary infant mortality rate in the United States in
        2002?   [ = Demographics ]

      • You are planning to help a poverty stricken community. It would be
        to your advantage to know more about Characteristics of Food
        Stamp Households: FY 2000 (FNS).   [ = Agriculture ]

      • Find the link that ranks 300 cities to live by economy, health, crime,
        housing, education, weather, leisure, transit, arts.   [ = Sociology ]

      • Planning already next year's gardening, weather predictions by week
        and region for the coming year would be helpful. This link will also
        give you Sunrise / Moonrise tables and Days of first and last frost.
        Hint => Old Farmer's Almanac.  [ = Weather ]

      • This link lists 467 health objectives in 28 categories for improving
        public health in a ten-year period => Healthy People 2010 (DHHS).
        [ = Health ]

      • There is the Web site which offers grants, contracts, and other
        funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education.
        [ = Education ]

      • There is a database, very important for our students from other
        countries, which converts 164 currencies into one of 164 other
        currencies.   [ = Finance and Currency ]

      • A first year student gets the downpayment for a car from her father.
        This is a first buy. A crash test ratings for a wide range of cars since
        the 1970s would be a great help to make up her mind. [ = Transportation ]

      • Have you ever heard of a CyberAtlas, which gives current news on
        Internet marketing trends.   [ = Science, Internet, and Telecommunications ]