1 beyond 20/20 web data server esds international mimas, university of manchester
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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: [email protected]