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Welcome to this edition of the UniSkills Focus On… blog. This time around we will be delving into a really useful statistical resource called Statista.

What does Statista offer?

Statista is a platform that analyses data and statistics from over 22,000 sources on over 80,000 topics. Statista takes this data and transforms it into charts, infographics, and reports, making it easier to interpret and use.

The sources that Statista uses include:

• Market research reports
• Government and official organisations
• Company financial reports
• Surveys and polls
• Industry publications

Statista covers a broad range of sectors and industries, including:

• Finance and Economics
• Technology and Telecommunications
• Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
• Media and Advertising
• Consumer Goods and Retail
• Energy and Environment
• Transportation and Logistics
• Sports and Entertainment

What are the benefits of using Statista?

With its wealth of economic information through consumer and market insights, industry reports and company and country profiles, Statista is a great resource for students on Business related courses. You can explore trends, forecasts, in-depth market analysis and economic data on countries and companies all over the world.

However, Statista covers much more than Business and Economics. Statista also covers public opinion surveys and demographic trends that may be useful for Social Science students; the in-depth public health data will be invaluable if you’re studying Health and Medicine; if you’re interested in Technology and Engineering, Statista has information on areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) trends and the adoption rates of various technologies; there’s also a lot of data on climate change, energy consumption and sustainability that make Statista essential if your course includes Environmental studies.

Statista offers data in a range of easy-to-read graphs and charts which make it much simpler to interpret data and statistics. The range of subjects included in Statista and the depth of information it contains means that Statista is an essential resource for a wide range of students.

How to access Statista

There are many links throughout this post you can click on for access to Statista. The main way of accessing Statista, however, is to go the Subject Resources webpage for your subject, click on the Additional Resources tab and you will find the link in the list of resources displayed.

Further Help and Support  

Remember, if you need any further help or support finding, accessing, or getting the most out of your resources head over to the UniSkills web pages. From here you can access lots more information, toolkits and video tutorials, book on a UniSkills Workshop and even book a one-to-one appointment.   

Don’t forget to join us next time, when we will be exploring Box of Broadcasts.