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Beyond 20/20 Web Data Server

ESDS International

MIMAS, University of Manchester

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Why Beyond 20/20?

• Web browser software

• Does not require plug-ins

• Accessibility compliant

• Widely used

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Demonstration example

The task:

• To download unemployment figures in Great Britain from January 1960 to December 1963 using OECD Main Economic Indicators (MEI).

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Access to Beyond 20/20

• Athens authentication

• ESDS registration

• http://

esds.mcc.ac.uk/wds

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Reports view

• View contents of OECD MEI Jun 2003 folder

• Select OECD MEI Jun

2003 Monthly series

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Identify dimension - series

• Select Series from

left hand menu

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Selection view - expand

• Available series are

shown in lower

section.

• Scroll down and select

GBR Registered

Unemployment

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Selection view - search

• Typing GBR and

unemployment also

returns the series.

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Identify dimension - date

• Select Date from left

hand menu

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Selection view - dates

• Expand the folders to

reveal date options

• Select 1960M1 –

1963M12

• Range option

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View results – table format

• Report contains the

selected dimensions

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View results – table format

• Drag & drop Series or

Date headings to alter

report layout

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View results – chart format

• Chart type - line

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View results – chart format

• Chart type drop-down

list

• Chart size

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Download results

• Use Download

report data to,

specify file type and

location of file

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How to get help!

• Beyond 20/20 Help pages: http://esds.mcc.ac.uk/IDS_Help/Index.htm

• Ask us: international@esds.ac.uk