The first is a list of bookmarks that I have been accumulating. These contain points to lots of things, many of which are directly related to statistics. Go there to find data sources, java programs that run analyses, great demonstrations, and many other kinds of material. There are a number of different tools for searching the web, and links to a few of them are given below. Although my current favorite is AltaVista, HotBot and Northern Light are rated even higher by many people.
Search engines break down into several different categories.
Some are best for searching for specific topics, while others are better for more general searches. These are separated below. Otherwise you'll get stuff about Martin Luther, King Solomon, the most-often fired coach of the New York Yankees, and the Solomon Islands, none of which will do you any good. But there are other great sites as well. If I needed a word translated into ancient sumerian, I would try Research-It , though they may not cover ancient sumerian.