Dissemination: Statistical websites
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The document discusses website development, focusing on the experiences and best practices for creating statistical websites. It contrasts static and dynamic websites, emphasizing the advantages of dynamic sites for managing large amounts of data and enhancing usability. The author highlights the importance of content management systems and user-friendly design while noting the need for relevance, timeliness, and accessibility in the website's structure.
Dissemination: Statistical websites
- 1. Website development: experiences and best practices Katja Šnuderl, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Strengthening the Institutional Capacity for BiH Statistics ; Training on best practices – Dissemination web site, output database
- 2. Website basics Static vs. Dynamic websites Web usability Statistical websites and the Code of Practice Website as a marketing tool
- 3. Static vs. Dynamic websites Static website: HTML pages, created manually or with a standard tool. Each page includes all contents and can be saved as such. Dynamic website: The page is only a “frame”, content is read from databases behind the pages. A page can be saved as a HTML file, which only saves the current “view”, not all the data in databases
- 4. Strenghts and weaknesses Static pages are easier to maintain and require less programming knowledge, functioning of one page does not depend on functioning of other tools With a large quantity of data and information managing static web pages becomes extremely time consuming When pages change daily (e.g. publishing statistical data), it is more reasonable to use dynamic websites
- 5. Dynamic websites Included files, CSS, databases, functions Build once, use many times Language versions Standardization
- 6. Our experience: First Releases Manual preparation of data releases: Conversion from Word files to HTML Introducing a database-driven publishing process (CMS – Content Management System) disburdened the IT unit (less manual work) Statisticians had to learn the new tool, but gained more control over the publishing process
- 7. Databases behind www.stat.si First Releases Release Calendar Questionnaires Methodological Explanations Database of names Database of settlements Output database: SI-STAT
- 8. International experiences Shift from static to dynamic websites Different content management systems, developed in-house or local adjustments of an existing product on the market Emphasys on the data publishing process Some pages can remain static (e.g. organisation description,…)
- 9. Web Usability Eye-tracking Different example models testing Following general rules 3 column structure Top menu Left menu
- 10. Website and the Code of Practice Principle 11: Relevance User surveys, statistics on web usage Principle 13: Timeliness and Punctuality Release Calendar Principle 14: Coherence and Comparability Coherent metadata, structured output databases Principle 15: Accessibility and Clarity User-friendly tools, registration of users
- 11. Website as a marketing tool Examples: Database of names Population clock Personal inflation calculator Database of settlements
- 12. End. Thank you.