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  • About the Economic Futures Hub
  • Unit 1: Economics of the Market
  • Unit 2: UK Economic Activity
  • Unit 3: Global Economic Activity
  • Data for Applied Economists

Handling Economic Data

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Handling Economic Data

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When handling economic data, ask yourself:
  • What kind of graph do I need?
  • Add Chart Elements: Title, Axes, Axis Titles and Annotations.
  • Is the scale correct?
  • Use colours to draw attention to key data
  • What conclusions can be drawn? Is this clear?

Time-series

Cross-sectional

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Download the excel spreadsheet used in the above videos here:
Data For Applied Economists - Time Series, Cross Section.xlsx26.8KB
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