Some remarks and questions Ragnhild Rein Bore, Statistics Norway Great tables in the time of accessibility, smartphones and an increasing demand for more efficient dissemination Some remarks and questions Ragnhild Rein Bore, Statistics Norway

Some topics How we do it today Challenges with html tables Challenges with our statbank Challenges with the production of tables Best practice html tables? Best practice databases?

How do we do it today? Statistical releases Statbank -> Table builder -> Dashboard -> CMS -> ssb.no Articles Excel macro –> Dashboard -> CMS ->

Our challenges in SSB (html tables) Tables are from the time of paper - too big, too complex for a smaller screen Accessibility demands – we don’t always meet them Not interactive, cannot click on variables to get a definition The statisticians don’t like the table builder – too many and too few html tables

Our challenges in SSB (the statbank) A lot of figures only in the statbank – but high user threshold there Not UU, not responsive Lacks percentages, ranking etc. – what is needed for automatically updated user friendly graphs and tables Not human language – but super rigid and difficult to change

Databases we’ve looked at OECD Stat Statline PX-web Eurostat’s new data browser

PX-web Works, but difficult to use on a smartphone

Statbank Denmark Responsive Experiences?

OECD Stats http://stats.oec d.org/

Eurostat’s new Data browser

Our challenges in SSB (efficient dissemination) The need for more automatically updated graphs – direct from statbank doesn’t always work Tables in articles based on a excel macro that doesn’t really work with Office 365 The table builder is based on a technology that is no longer supported and IT has no resources for maintenance

Are there any best practice complex html- tables? That are: Easy to read and understand Smartphone friendly Meet accessibility rules Visually pleasing In context Easy to publish

Are there any best practice table databases? Pre-selected table extracts? Responsive? Intuitive? Meet accessibility rules? Graph friendly?

What is the way forward? Saved queries instead of table builder and API? Different kind of tables in the statbank – with percentages etc.? Smaller, less complex tables?

Discussion – if it has not already started What works with your way of publishing tables? What are your plans ahead when it comes to tables and the production of them?