Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 1 11.05.2009
Overview of the Style Guide on the presentation of statistics
UNECE Work Session on the Communication and Dissemination of Statistics
Warsaw, 13-15 May 2009
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Making Data Meaningful
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What is it ?
Product of 2008 UNECE Work Session on Statistical Dissemination & Communication
Guide to help bring statistics to life to non-statisticians
For managers, statisticians & media relations officers
Focus on tables, charts, maps & emerging visualization techniques
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Collective work
15 authors from:• Australian Bureau of Statistics
• Statistics Canada
• OECD
• Swiss Federal Statistical Office
• UK Office for National Statistics
• UNECE
• US Census Bureau
• US Energy Information Administration
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Challenges & solutions
Statistical organizations: many practical & cultural differences
variety of approaches
Style Guide provides: guidelines – suggestions – examples
no strict rules or rigid templates
Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 6 11.05.2009
Example of a good bar chartWomen ambassadors in 2006
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Italy
Luxembourg
Spain
Israel
Croatia
Cyprus
Georgia
Netherlands
Lithuania
Slovenia
Estonia
Latvia
Finland
Germany
Percent of total number of ambassadorsSource of data: UNECE Statistical Database
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Which type of chart to use ?
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Select the appropriate tool
Good example of an area map
Animation & interactivity
Source: UK Office for National Statisticshttp://www.statistics.gov.uk/populationestimates/svg_pyramid/uk/index.html
Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 11 11.05.2009
Consultation process
Your comments until 12 June
Final approval by CES Bureau
Published in print by September
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