Reference Resources: Calculators

This site performs the usual conversions for length, temperature, speed, volume, etc., as well as more unusual ones, such as international clothing sizes, cooking measurements, and figuring wind chill.

"Currently [March 2009] the Calculators On-Line Center contains over 23,705 Calculators & Spreadsheets, over 3,535 Courses, Lectures, Manuals, Handbooks, & 1,000's of Movies, Videos, Simulations & Animations created by over 8,050 very "CREATIVE" Individuals, Businesses & Tax Supported Entities World Wide."

The much simpler Inflation Calculator measures inflation using the CPI from 1800 to 2007, as does What is a dollar worth? from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from 1913 to now.

Choose two cities in the United States and discover what salary you would need to replicate your standard of living from one place to the other. There are many other side by side statistical comparisons available, and information on school districts.

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