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but when I scanned a word cloud of the titles from all the reports downloaded in our Statista database last month, there seemed to be a strong trend toward research about foods & beverages: lunch, candy, milk, drink, restaurant, consumption, cutlery, cocoa...
I just received the latest usage report on our Statista database and thought I'd share some interesting trends:
During the month of October, SFU researchers used Statista to:
As with most negotiations, these early stages are full of drama and posturing, so it can be hard to avoid getting emotional about the whole thing. This may be a librarian thing, but when I'm stressed, I seek out more information. Here's a quick run through a few resources that might help... <Read on for more!>
No more! Today I'm going to highlight a couple of the more interesting ways that Statista packages their wealth of information: Outlook Reports and Toplists. <Read on for details!>
I see that Statista has just published a new edition of their Made-In-Country-Index (MICI), and, as subscribers to the Statista database, SFU researchers have full access to the entire 127-page MICI report!
Non-subscribers can still download a free summary, an interview with the study author, and several infographics highlighting key trends in the MICI data, but you'd have to go to the full report via the SFU Library site to find out that... <Read on for details...>
One of the big news stories of the day is the bill tabled by our federal government about legalizing marijuana. (See: Bill: C-45: An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts)
I hear that the hard-working students in ECON 807 (Macroeconomic Theory and Policy) have hit a roadblock with their assignment -- access to CANSIM via the Statistics Canada site has been interupted lately as Statistics Canada is experiencing website issues.
From the expressions of many of the people using our libraries these last few days, it's clear that we have hit Crunch Time...
"Crunch Time" definition: that wonderful time of term when paper deadlines that seemed far away in January now loom so close that they cast a shadow over you. That time when exam study habits vie with procrastination habits for your attention... when you just want a quiet study spot, a word of encouragement, and maybe one last bit of information to cement your argument.
We're here for you! ... <more>
I just came across a great tip sheet from the Journalists' Resource: Free tools for visualizing economic data.
The title is pretty much self explanatory. I thought I'd mention it here because doing so gives me a chance to talk about the hot topic of data visualization and the indispensable Journalists' Resource...
As you may have heard, there's been some talk lately about reopening and renegotiating the NAFTA agreement. If you'd like to join that conversation and want to contribute more than just "alternative facts," consider consulting this handy dossier of statistics from our newest database: Statista... <more>
