Figuring out statistical data just became a lot easier, thanks to Statista.
The George A. Smathers Libraries recently became a subscriber to www.statista.com, a portal that allows students and faculty to access data from some 60,000 different topics.
“This is an index that has thousands of data displayed in a user-friendly form, allowing you to utilize it in different ways,” said UF business librarian Peter McKay.
Any graphical data found on the website can be downloaded as a JPEG to PowerPoint or Excel. It can also be printed and viewed in different formats, like bar and line graphs.
“It is a very powerful tool,” McKay said. “I think allowing students access to this program will help them understand statistics and the numbers behind it all,” said Alexandra Webel, a 20-year-old UF mathematics and statistics junior.
“A lot of students find statistics intimidating and difficult to understand, but when they are presented with a topic they are interested in, they begin to understand what the numbers and results signify,” Webel said.
The website can be accessed whether on or off campus. Students entering the website on campus have instant access. If accessing it while at home, students can enter Statista through the Smathers Libraries website using their GatorLink login information.
