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Making the most of statistical data
Simon Field
Chief Technology Officer
Common standards
• Discovery
• Data and metadata representation
• Data standards
– Classifications
– Coding
• Common API standards
Bank for International SettlementsOECD
Eurostat
European Central Bank
The World Bank Group
International Monetary Fund
United Nations
‘Let’s make it interesting…’
A new criminal offence?
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lie factor totalSurvey result:
Yes: 82%No: 18%
Source: Edward Tufte
Source: Edward Tufte
Summary
• A rich world of data
• Needs rich data standards
• SDMX is a suitable open standard
• We need to do more than a simple API
• Visualisation is key to understanding data