Task type: Communicating statistics

Understanding the difference between official statistics and published management information

Guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) that sets out the essential characteristics of official statistics and published management information.

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Data visualisation: charts

Guidance on how to create and publish accessible charts.

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Data visualisation: colours

Guidance on using colours in data visualisations.

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Releasing statistics in spreadsheets

Guidance providing advice on releasing statistics in spreadsheets. It considers accessibility, machine readability and general usability.

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A user guide to regional trade

This user guide outlines the various measures of trade, including their strengths and limitations.

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Using our colour palettes in Microsoft, R and Python

Examples of how to use our recommended colour palettes in charts using R and Python code and Microsoft theme files.

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Accessible charts: a checklist of the basics

This checklist is designed to help you implement our data visualisation charts guidance and e-learning.

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Resources to use with our releasing statistics in spreadsheets guidance

These resources are to be used alongside our 'releasing statistics in spreadsheets' guidance.

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Data visualisation: dashboards

Guidance on what to consider when designing and publishing data dashboards.

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Data visualisation: examples

This guidance item will be used as a place to show examples of using our data visualisation guidance with real-life charts and tables.

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