Data from five projects was accessed for this paper: the JCMT Gould Belt Survey \citep{WardThompson07}, Herschel Space Telescope-based column density maps by \citet{Singh17}, the GBT Green Bank Ammonia Survey (GAS) \citep{Friesen16}, and Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory (FCRAO) $^{13}$CO data created as part of the COMPLETE project (for NGC 1333 and L1688) \citep{Ridge06} and the Taurus Molecular Cloud Survey (for B18) \citep{Narayanan12}. Each serves a distinct purpose in establishing values related to binding of cores in clouds.