Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide Overview of the Style Guide on the presentation of statistics UNECE Work Session on the Communication and Dissemination of Statistics Warsaw, May 2009

Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide Making Data Meaningful

Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 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

Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 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

Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide 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 Example of a good bar chart

Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide Which type of chart to use ?

Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide Select the appropriate tool

Good example of an area map

Animation & interactivity Source: UK Office for National Statistics

Anne-Christine Wanders - UNECE Statistical Division Slide Consultation process  Your comments until 12 June  Final approval by CES Bureau  Published in print by September