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1 Visual communication of statistical methods and statistical data Task Force „Visualization“, Eurostat, 19 November 2008 Hans-Joachim Mittag University of Hagen, Germany joachim.mittag@fernuni-hagen.de www.fernuni-hagen.de/jmittag/en

2 Visual communication of statistical methods and statistical data 1. New media in statistics education  Example: Multimedia project “New statistics“ 2. Interactive visualization of data from official statistics  Example: SES data, measurement of innovation 3. The blended learning approach (media mix)  Application for distance teaching of statistics  Application for dissemination in statistical offices

3 3 1. New media in statistics education Public multimedia project “New Statistics” www.fernuni-hagen.de/newstatistics  E-learning project for statistics education funded by the German government (until 2004)  Consortium of 10 German universities  Covers all topics of an introductory statistics course  Goal: Improving the quality of statistics education

4 1. New media in statistics education Experiment-driven visualization of statistical theory Virtual coin experiment: “Playing“ with distribution parameters:

5 2. Interactive visualization of data from official statistics Transfer: Educational world → Official statistics Statistics education: Interactive experiments / simulations (user-controlled exploration of statistical methods) Official statistics: Interactive visualization of data (user-controlled exploration of data sets) →

6 Transfer: Interactive visualization of data sets 2. Interactive visualization of data from official statistics Gross earnings in Europe 2002: Unemployment in Europe 1993 - 2004:

7 7 Transfer (continued): Interactive visualization of recent data sets (co-operation on with DG JRC) 2. Interactive visualization of data from official statistics The European Innovation Scoreboard 2003 - 2007 Scoreboard 2003 - 2007 e-business in Europe 2004 - 2006

8 8 2. Interactive visualization of data from official statistics Application modes / scenarios for stand-alone use: Online: Web sites of DG Industry and Enterprise (2008) http://www.proinno-europe.eu/metrics (→ EIS 2007: Interactive Benchmarking) http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ict/policy/ebi/index_en.htmhttp://www.proinno-europe.eu/metrics http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ict/policy/ebi/index_en.htm Web site of Eurostat (last update in 2006 only) http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/dsis/wages/info/data/index.htm Offline: Dynamic PowerPoint presentation (press conferences) CD-ROMs / DVDs complementing printed publications Example: Eurostat Yearbook on Regions 2003

9 9 2. Interactive visualization of data from official statistics Employment of the Java applet „EIS“ at DG Enterprise and Industry

10 10 2. Interactive visualization of data from official statistics Employment of the Java applet „e-business“ at DG Enterprise and Industry

11 11 Traditional seminarsE-course (pdf + hyperlinks) Static course material E-components (interactive xxx experiments, animations ) 3. The blended learning approach Statistics education at the University of Hagen, Germany: Employment of an open source learning management system (Moodle)

12 12 3. The blended learning approach Excerpts from a new introductory statistics course (distance teaching) pdf version linked to user-controlled experiments, sound-supported Flash animations and external links → Illustration

13 3. The blended learning approach Enhancing the attractiveness of online publications in official statistics: Interactive publications. Example: http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/wages/info/data/interaktiver%20Artikel/index.htm

14 14 Thank you for your attention! Hans-Joachim Mittag University of Hagen, Germany Faculty for Cultural and Social Sciences e-mail: joachim.mittag@fernuni-hagen.de www.fernuni-hagen.de/jmittag/en Tel. +49 2331 987 2716


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