Archive:Tutorial:Dedicated section versus Statistics Explained
This tutorial provides an answer to questions often raised by Eurostat author/production units on the distinction between dedicated sections and Statistics Explained:
- which information should be disseminated via a dedicated section on the Eurostat portal and which via Statistics Explained?
- what are the differences and similarities between these two dissemination channels?
- how should they be interlinked?
The answers, elaborated below, can be summarised as follows:
- a dedicated section is a mini-portal for a specific statistical topic or policy area, a set of links to content stored elsewhere with no content of its own except brief introductions;
- Statistics Explained is an online publication platform for publishing content (which may but need not be also available as paper/PDF).
Dedicated section
The defining characteristics of a dedicated section are:
- no own content except brief and general introductions where and if needed;
- portal = set of links to content elsewhere:
- data in database, 'most popular' or main tables;
- metadata (esms files, methodological manuals, ...);
- Statistics Explained: deep link!
- paper/PDF publications
- specific and ad hoc (temporary), list of dedicated sections changes often
Statistics Explained
- publication platform for all Eurostat's published content:
- statistical articles, presenting description and analysis;
- background articles on methods, nomenclatures, context, ...
- online publications
- glossary items
- structured in statistical themes: stable
- links to further information in Statistics Explained (See also), Eurostat portal (database, main tables, dedicated section, ...) or other websites (including other Commission websites): portal but only secondary function
Differences and similarities
- very specific and ad hoc list of dedicated section, can and does change fairly frequently versus
Cross-linking
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