China Statistical Yearbook Database (CSYD) (English Version)

User Guide

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October 20, 2010

China Academic Journals Electronic Publishing House International Publishing Branch

  

Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................... 1 1.  Common Term Explanation............................................................................ 4 

1.1.  Item ....................................................................................................... 4 

1.2.  Index ..................................................................................................... 4 

1.3.  Full-text ................................................................................................. 4 1.4.  Knowledge Network Node .................................................................... 4 

2.  Operating Guide for Four Major Platforms................................................... 7 2.1.  Yearbook Navigation............................................................................. 7 2.2.  Data Search ......................................................................................... 12 

2.2.1.  Standard Search ......................................................................... 13 

2.2.2.  Index Value Search ..................................................................... 15 

2.2.3.  Index Definition.......................................................................... 15 

2.3.  Data Analysis....................................................................................... 16 2.4.  Monthly Statistics................................................................................ 17 

3.  Application Cases.......................................................................................... 20 FAQ...................................................................................................................... 25 

Contact Us ........................................................................................................... 29  

  

Introduction

China S tatistical Y earbooks Datab ase is a c omprehensive stati stical y earbooks database which serves f unctions of full -text browsing and d ownloading of statistical yearbooks, statistical research, and personalized data mining and analysis. Authorized by China Statistics Press, this database gathers comprehensive and continuous official statistics. It condu cts la rge-scale d igital integration and value-added publication of statistical data on the Internet publishing platform of CNKI. China S tatistical Y earbooks D atabase (Englis h version) is desi gned especially for English language users. It provide s English-only interface and ea sy operation mode. CSYD (English version) includes four fantastic functions: Yearbook Navigation, Data Search, Data Analysis and Monthly Statistics.

Figure 1: Homepage of CSYD (English Version)

Major Functions: Functions Sub-functions Input Introduction

Yearbook Navigation

Navigation Search

District

Navigate and browse yearbooks in terms of districts such as nationwide, provinces and cities (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), Pearl river delta, Bohai rim delta, Northeast area and the west regions.

  

Industry

Navigate and browse yearbooks according to various items: national accounting, population and human resources, livelihood and prices, finance, natural resources and environment, industry and agriculture, construction and housing, domestic and international trade, tourism and catering, culture and sport, education, science and technology, etc.

Type

Navigate and browse yearbooks according to properties and labels of statistical yearbooks, analytic report, compilation, investigation data, general survey data and statistical summary.

Index Value Search

Index title, years of

index, district of index, range of

index

Extract certain index from statistical tables and provide the exact yearbook, the specific chapter, the concrete diagram and its pages. Convenient for users to search the index value and validate its source.

Standard Search

Yearbook title, year coverage, full-text, entry title

This function adopts the search system of CNKI. Users can search for statistical index or entry by inputting certain yearbook title, the specific chapter and keywords.

Data Search

Index Definition

Index title, entry of the

index

Enable users to search the definition and explanation of certain index, providing its explanation and yearbook source.

  

Data Analysis

Data Analysis District, year

coverage, index title

The integrated data analysis can extract data in terms of the district, index, year coverage and other parameters chosen by users, form statistical tables and supply analysis of districts comparison, single/multiple index analysis, etc.

Monthly Statistics

Monthly and Quarterly

Data

District, category,

index title, year coverage

Monthly and quarterly data are collected from monthly/quarterly reports released by municipal, provincial and national bureaus of statistics, and from industrial associations or industrial journals. It provides two major functions: searching for monthly/quarterly data and examining data tables.

  

1. Common Term Explanation

Since Ch ina S tatistical Y earbook Databa se (CSYD) con tains large amounts of diagrams, four concepts with unique significance are explained here. They are it em, index, full-text and knowledge network node.

1.1. Item

Items re fer t o names of secti ons under stati stical y earbooks, statistical c harts and nomination of the m ain bod y under sections, such as “Nati onal E conomic Accounting”, a brief i ntroduction and na mes o f c harts under the section in China Statistical Yearbook 2007.

1.2. Index

Index, short for statistical index, refers to category and its specific data which reflect the overall comprehensive fe atures of social an d ec onomic phenomena of the same kind. B esides th e main bod y of statistical y earbooks, index often appears in th e headers of various statistical charts. There are two kinds of explanations and methods of application. Firstly, it is the basic concept reflecting general phenomena and overall quantity, such as population at the year-end, gross domestic product and annual growth rate of GDP, etc. Secondly, it is a concept or datum reflecting o verall qu antity. For example, the total population of China at the end of 2001 is 1,276,270,000, and the growth rate of investment in social fixed assets is 13%.

1.3. Full-text

Full-text refe rs to the content of various chart s and brief expla nation of yearbooks under cer tain e ntry ti tle, such as the content under brief explanation of “ National Economic Accounting” a nd ind ex titles in “Chart 3-16 S tructure of GDP b y Expenditure Approach” in China Statistical Yearbook 2007.

1.4. Knowledge Network Node

Knowledge network node in CSYD: in the database, knowledge network node gathers entry points of m ain detailed index information and extended information related to indices in tables within a single item.

  

A si ngle item in th e table contains conten ts and sources of main in dices. Main contents include major indicators, districts, years and other key information. Extended information usually contains the following dimensions: (1) Expansion of the same item over the years: the association of items with the sa me name in all years in CSYD; (2) Expansion of items in the same section: the expanding association of other items in the sa me s ection with the current i tem; (3) Expansion of s imilar i tems by district: the exp anding as sociation of si milar i tems in d ifferent d istricts w ith t he current item.

Figure 2: Sample of knowledge network node in CSYD

  

Introduction to Main Interface of CSYD

The main int erface of CS YD extend s the design style of CNKI p latform thus v ery convenient and fast to use.

Figure 3: Main Interface of CSYD

In Figure 3 , ① includes switch icons of product fun ction pl atforms. Switch among th e four platform s by cl icking. ② is n ews notification publis hing updated news of CSYD. ③ shows Top 25 popular yearbooks. This area lists the top 25 popular yearbooks q uoted by scholars with the h ighest frequency. Browse information by clicking related yearbook ti tles. ④ is the yearbook n avigation area, including navigation by indust ry, dist rict and t ype. You can directly browse resources und er each navigation item by clicking related items.

  

2. Operating Guide for Four Major Platforms

2.1. Yearbook Navigation

This platform aims to h elp you conduct qu ick full-text browsing of the yearbook via navigation search or customized search. You can search data by industry, district, type, etc. Then click the relevant column and view or browse yearbook resources under that navigation column. Besides, customized search mode is a lso available to search and browse specific yearbooks directly. There are two types of customized search: Yearbook Title_EN and Yearbook Title_CN. Select s earch condition s fi rst a nd then input corresponding yearbook title in th e following b lank box to search in the whole database. This way is much favored by those who are more familiar with the title of the desired yearbook. Take district navigation for example, click District on the left side of the page and you will see a list of districts with numbers in brackets showing how many yearbooks are included in each i tem. You can choose whichever dis trict you would like to s earch. For instance, click “Nationwide” and the search results will be listed on current page (see Figure 4).

  

Figure 4: Yearbook Navigation Sample

˜ show s search results grouped by different n avigating con ditions. You can furth er

  

categorize current results by District or Type. For example, if you click “Nationwide”, the results will be automatically filtered by “General” in Industry and “Nationwide” in District. (Tips: You cannot choose two navigating conditions at a time, i.e. choosing both District and Type at a time is not available.) Click the title of the d esired yearbook a nd en ter the s ingle y earbook pag e which exhibits all its fascicules in different years. Click one of th e years to look for specific information about the statistical yearbook.

Figure 5: Single yearbook page

˜ is t he entry search column, including two search conditions: Term and Year Range, and two search fields: Entry Title and Full-text. The search range is all fascicules of the yearbook in all years of publication. ˜ contains all years of p ublication. Click certa in y ear t o s ee th e corresponding yearbook directly. ⑦ is a brief introduction of the yearbook which provides you related data fields of the book, thus improve your search speed. Take China Statistical Yearbook 2009 as an example, enter the single yearbook page, click “View the book o nline” to op en and browse its full-text in CAJ format. Install “CAJViewer” to browse its full-text. ⑧ contains a snapshot of th e yearbook and navigating links of it s cont ents. Click certain chapter (i.e. National Accounts) and the page is shown as follows:

  

  

Figure 6: Single yearbook page (displayed in English and Chinese) The search result shows a ll entries under this chapter, including subentries and their exact pag es. Two for mats are available for d ownload: PDF a nd EX CEL. Here we provide y ou both Eng lish a nd Chinese modes, which are more convenien t for different language users. Click the title of certain entry to search the information of its knowledge network node.

  

2.2. Data Search

This platform is designed to provide you a quick and efficient way to search required indices. S earch modes include in dex v alue search, s tandard search and ind ex definition. Cl ick search icons in CSYD thus to enter data search page (Interface for standard search is default).

Figure 8: Data Search Platform ① display s search result s. A brie f datab ase in troduction is defaulted b efore search, which covers publisher , introducti on, source, sp ecial s eries, y ear cov erage, product form and time of publication. ˜ is cl assified navigation, including three modes: industry, district and type. Different from that in the Yearbook Navigation, navigation here only groups search resu lts in cluster. ˜ is cus tomized search lis ted for all search modes. Search terms are categorized by

  

full-text and entry title. Besides, you can choose either precise or fuzzy search.

Click and a dialog pops up. Choose the title of certain yearbooks by yourself. Two

ways are of fered h ere: one is to choose search fiel ds, inpu t search ter ms and limit yearbook modes; the other is to search the y earbook on the ho mepage a nd add it manually. The chosen yearbooks will be listed at the bottom of the page. Click “OK” at last.

2.2.1. Standard Search

You ca n in put rel evant yearbook title and y ear in custo mized area to limit sear ch range. Then choose either Entry Title or Fu ll-text and click “Search”. This function allows inputting both English and Chinese terms, and provid es default English mode as well as Chinese mode. The list of search results offers PDF and EXCEL formats for download. You can also enter the page of knowledge network node to download in CAJ, PDF and EXCEL formats. For exam ple, set cond itions as foll ows: Y earbook title: CHINA STATISTICAL YEARBOOK, Y ear Rang e: 1949 -2009, Search Field: Full-text, Terms: Total Population, Matching: Fuzzy. The search results are shown in Figure 9.

  

Figure 9: Standard Search Sample

The results are grouped by Entry type, District of yearbook, Year and Yearbook, and sorted by year and relevance. Results grouped by Entry Type are listed on the low er left s ide o f the p age. N umber in bracket after each entry reveals how ma ny entri es have b een so rted o ut. Search result area contains Entry Title, Terms and Yearbook Source. Click relev ant items to see know ledge net work nodes. Th e cur rent search query is recorded i n Search History under the navigation column on the left side of the page.

  

2.2.2. Index Value Search

This search method is aimed at conducting in-depth mining search (adopting IDME data mining and e xtracting technolog y, Patent Nu mber: 20090084507). Y ou can search detailed index value by restricting Yearbook title, Y ears of index, Distric t of index and Index title. Background program extracts search results from large number of table units according to your instructions, and automatically put the m into smooth and readable senten ces. S imilar to S tandard Search, th is fu nction supports both English and Chi nese terms, and provides d efault English mode as well as Ch inese mode. The search result list offers PDF and EXCEL formats for dow nload. You can also enter the p age of knowledg e net work node to download in CAJ, PDF and EXCEL formats.

2.2.3. Index Definition

This functi on provides y ou conven ient and fast i ndex d efinition search . A ll ind ex definitions come from statistical materials in the database. Search results include not only index defi nition but also d etailed notes. You can only search in English in th is mode. For example, input sear ch term “Enrollment Ratio” and you will g et search result in Figure 12:

  

Figure 12: Index Definition Sample

2.3. Data Analysis

On platform for data mining analysis, functions like comparative analysis of regional development and s ingle or multi-index(es) an alysis a re accessible via customized parameters for district, index and year based on your own research focus. Input or select search district, index title and field, and year range in the first, second and third l ine respectively (see Figure 13). Und er extension options for index in the second line of the data mining platform, click Create an ind ex to search or generate desired indices via customized inp ut or s imple opera tion. Then cl ick “Generate Analytic Report.” The analytic report provides not only direct and detailed data tables but also index analysis, including broken line graph, histogram and scatter diagram. Besides, we offer you a calculator to do simple operation on current page and provide tables in Excel & Word for mats, so that da ta c an be easily trans posed, e xported or printed.

  

Figure 13: Data mining analysis

Figure 14: Analytic report of data mining analysis

2.4. Monthly Statistics

“Monthly and Quarterly Statistics” funct ion is suppor ted b y monthly and q uarterly data updated in t ime. Macro-analysis of National economy, d ynamic of re gional economy and industry analysis are provided for users. Monthly or quarterly reports of

  

National S tatistics Bu reau, pro vincial S tatistics Bure au, gu ild and gui ld period icals are th e d ata resourc es. Both the s earch of monthly or quarterly data and view of planning journal sheet are available.

˜ shows the sear ch conditions area. You ca n search any thing you need via monthly/quarterly data including Districts, Index name, and Year coverage. ˜ is t he reco mmendation of updated data . You can read the latest statistics you are interested in by clicking directly. Main functions are as follows: 2.4.1 Index Search

When sear ching qu arterly data, y ou should set four search conditions including district, ca tegory index, i ndex na me a nd y ear cov erage. Then click “Search ” and

  

qualified results will be presente d in monthly or quarterly da ta s equence automatically. As is shown in th e figure above, when clicking “Search”, you will find out a journal sheet of qualified results.

2.4.2 Index Analysis When you are checking data report, options including “All data, Mon thly data, Total quarterly data, Total monthly data” are provided as well as the extended function of “Analyze the data in Excel”, so that you can make comparison and further analysis if needed. With the function of analysis and calculation in Excel, you can save and send present sheet in Excel format an d make a his togram i n Excel au tomatically. Moreover, you can continue the work on the sheet off line, or do some multiple operation and further analysis with other professional statistical analyzing software (such as SPSS) to fully mine and analyze the index value.

  

3. Application Cases

Case 1: Research on related data of commercial buildings in China from 2000 to 2009 (corresponding functional module: Data Search) Data demand analysis: in order t o research and browse related data o f commercial buildings, users can usually carry out comprehensive research via “Data Search” from different points of view such as yearbook source, region, year coverage, entry title and full text. Operating Steps: Step one: set search conditions. i.e.: Choose Year Coverage – from 2000 to 2009, and input the keyword ‘Commercial Building’ in Entry Title. Step two: click “Search” and check the search results. Users can group or sort the results in order to find needed information more quickly.

Group by: Entry Type, District of yearbook, Year, Yearbook Sort by: Year, Relevance

Step three: download the full text and see detailed statistical data. Click En try Title links, enter the page of Know ledge Network Node, look for information of related entries and download the full text. Three formats of full-t ext download are provided here: CAJ, PDF, and EXCEL. The EXCEL format can b e easily i mported in other statis tical analyzing software and is convenient for further data analysis.

  

Summary: The data of commercial buildings scatter on various statistical yearbooks in several y ears. Accor ding to traditional methods, users hav e to r ead at l est ten statistical yearbooks on paper, find out the related data, gather the needed information and then conduct further analysis. Since there are a large amount of calculating data, omissions are unavoidable. Compared with traditional methods, CSYD enables users to follow only a few steps to search, gather and analyze related data. Case 2: Shortcut for the exact numerical value of GDP in Shanghai from 2000 to 2006 (corresponding functional module: Data Search——Index Value Search) Data demand analysis: In this case, users have to find out the exact numerical value of certain index. According to traditional browsing or searching methods, they need to look for related statistical entries, download and browse the full text, and then find out the numerical value, which is relatively inconvenient to operate. By using the “Index Value Search” module, users can directly find out the exact numerical value and trace back to its data source. Operating Steps: Step one: set search conditions i.e.: Choose Year Coverage – fro m 2000 to 2006, Distric t o f index – S hanghai, and input th e k eyword ‘GD P’ in Index Title (or click “Choo se Index” to choose th e needed index from the entire index list). Step two: click “Search” and check the exact index data Users can group or sort the results in order to find needed information more quickly.

Group by: Entry Type, District of yearbook, Year, Yearbook Sort by: Year, Relevance

i.e.: Users can sort the results in reverse order by year and see index value from 2000 to 2006 conveniently. Step three: download the full text and see detailed statistical data. Users can click the download button on the left side of the list and directly download

  

the full text of the statistical yearbook that the index is in. Two formats of full-text download are provided here: PDF, and EXCEL. The EXCEL format ca n be ea sily i mported in othe r statistical an alyzing soft wares and is convenient for further data analysis.

Summary: Index Value S earch fun ction provid es a shortcu t t o find ou t nu merical value directly. Use this module to find the numerical value to your question! Case 3: Comparison and analysis of economic growth of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing Municipality, 2006-2008 (corresponding functional module: Data Analysis) Data demand analysis: In this case, users have to compare and analyze several index data of four districts in three years. Adopting traditional methods wastes both time and energy. Therefore, we provide th e pow erful Data A nalysis functi on. Through personalized customization, it directly creates analytic report for the research subjects. Operating Steps: Step one: set Search Indexes Choose districts, title and year coverage of the index being analyzed. i.e.:

Districts: Nationwide, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing Index title: GDP, Per Capita GDP, Value-added of the Primary Industry,

Value-added of the Secondary Industry, Value-added of the Tertiary Industry Year coverage: 2006-2008

Step two: see the analytic report Click “Generate Analytic Report” and see the report and its development trend. Step three: compare and analyze data of the report.

  

The report can be saved and downloaded as Excel or Word for further analysis.

Summary: Data Analysis module allows users to choose related parameters of certain index and p rovides sta tistical ta bles and di agrams for c onvenient multidimensional data analysis. Case 4: Analysis of consumer price indices of Zhejiang Province from January to August, 2010 (corresponding functional module: Monthly Statistics) Data demand analysis: In this case, users are looking for the latest data of statistical indicators in certain months of this year. Since the publication of statistical yearbooks is so mewhat hysteretic, the latest data fro m January to Aug ust, 2010 have not been published yet. However, “Mo nthly S tatistics” p rovides timely update d m onthly and quarterly data. Users can search and analyze the latest data on this page.

  

Operating Steps: Step one: set search conditions, including Districts, Category index, Index name, and Year coverage Step two: click “Search” and see monthly and quarterly data reports. Step three: compare and analyze the data reports: Users can analyze and calculate the data in Excel format and download the reports for further analysis.

  

Summary: “Monthly Statistics” module provides users the latest data of statistical indicators fro m N ational S tatistics Bureau and provincial Statistics Bureau in the latest month or quarte r and over th e years. The data provided here are authoritative, reliable and timely updated.

FAQ

1. How to make sure that the statistical data are highly authoritative and accurate?

First, the production and publication of statistical data are guaranteed by the Statistics Law of the People’s Republic of China. Thus the collection, calculation, analysis and publication of statistical data are highly authoritative and accurate. Second, there are hundreds of thousands of statisticians in statistical bureau system in China. Majored in economics and statistics, they are professionals with abundant data processing experience. Besides, data of various sectors come from statistical division in each ministry and commission, which keeps the data more professional. Third, state leaders pay close attention to statistical work. For exa mple, Vice Premier Li Keqiang was in charge of the second national economic census. Forth, CNKI coll ects large a mounts of statis tics and then check the d ata following quality inspection process, which ensures the accuracy and integrity of the data. Fifth, data and statistical indices in Exce l forma t are proc essed according to s trict standards. Every number in st atistical reports has its authoritative source and can be located in certain page of certain yearbook. 2. What does ‘mining’ mean in ‘data mining’?

  

Taken from technical terms such as ‘ knowledge mining’ and ‘data mining’, the word ‘mining’ means ‘dig out’ valu able things fro m a pile of raw materials. ‘Mining’ in CSYD carries two levels of meaning: a. Statistical diagrams are main contents of CS YD. Either on paper or scann ed, they are in convenient for us ers to extract and an alyze. Th is dat abase puts s tatistical diagrams in Excel format and provides the most convenient basis for data analysis. b. This d atabase mines and g athers st atistical ind ices of i mportant st atistical yearbooks into index value database and offers you one-step data analysis platform. For instance, if you want to collect and an alyze the ch ange of total population in Beijing since 1949 , without the ‘mining’ function, y ou have to read N ew China 50 Years S tatistics Compilation, Beijing S tatistical Yearbook (2 9 volumes) and Ch ina Population and E mployment Statistics Y earbook (22 volumes) in ord er to co llect enough data, which i s really time-consuming and ener gy-consuming; by u sing th e ‘mining’ function, it takes only a few seconds to obtain and analyze your data. 3. How frequently are the statistical yearbooks on paper and digital yearbooks in CSYD published respectively? Why statistical yearbook 2009 contains data of 2008? At present, there are more than 160 types of statistical yearbooks published by China Statistics Press each year, 50% of which are published in August and September. For example, China S tatistical Y earbook, the most influential y earbook in Ch ina, is published in September. Few yearbooks are pu blished at the b eginning of the n ext year. Why statistical yearbook 2009 contains data of 2008? Since the data of 2008, such as GDP and population, cannot b e collected un til the end of the year, w e can only calculate and edit the data of 2008 in 2009. Just because t he data in stati stical yearbooks are relativ ely la gged behind, CSYD provides the function of “monthly and quarterly statistics analysis.” 4. How frequently is CSYD published? The central w ebsite of CSYD i s updated every two weeks; th e mirror data ev ery month. It take s about o ne and a half months to two months to collect data, pub lish yearbooks on paper and put them on websites. 5. Why CSYD contains materials not entitled ‘statistical yearbook’? What are the recording principles of CSYD?

  

CSYD ai ms at providing you a co mplete and conv enient sta tistical data analysis system. B esides st atistical y earbooks, it also c overs census materials, survey , historical statistics compilation, and quarterly and monthly statistical reports, in order to best help you to search and analyze data. 6. Why cannot I edit the Excel file directly? How to edit it? Because the statistical data are very precious, authorized by China Statistics Press, we add the CNKI watermark in our product s to protect the copyright and limit editing, mainly t o pre vent illegal dissemination. T herefore, the do wnload Excel fi le can be copied but cannot b e edited. If you have to edit it, p lease copy it into another Excel file first. 7. How to understand ‘statistic scope’? What can I do when inconsistent scopes occur? Inconsistent scopes occur when the computing method contradicts the statistical range, i.e. total po pulation o f Bei jing can be total ur ban population of Beijing or total population of the whole municipality. The ‘mining’ function o f CSYD contains not only automatic mining of the program but also artificial standardization of the statistic scope. The basic principle is to extract the latest data fro m one type of yearbook when contradictory data of the sam e index are found in different yearbooks. 8. How to know what statistical indices are included in CSYD? There are two approaches to obtain indices: a. Navigation and Search

  

Figure 5: Search statistical indices

You can search or navigate index in terms of index system. b. Navigation in Excel format provided by CNKI personnel 9. How can I know what statistical yearbooks have been subscribed? Click “S ubscribed” on “Yearbook N avigation” page and clic k “Search” to g et the subscribed yearbooks.

Figure 6: Look for subscribed statistical yearbooks

10. What are national indices, provincial indices, prefecture-level and city-level indices and district-level and county-level indices? They are index levels ranked by region. National indices refers to nationwide indices; provincial indices are those of a p articular province; prefecture-level a nd city-level indices those of certain prefecture or city; and county-level and district- level indices those of certain d istrict or county . D ifferent index lev els a nd th eir c orresponding regions compose the economic and s ocial development statistical database of certain region. For instance, J ilin P rovince and it s provincial, ci ty-level a nd county-level indices compose “Jilin Economic and Social Development Statistical Database.”

  

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