Before subscribing to the fabulous database, Statista, many of us were using the free version. Naturally, me included. Since paying for the subscription, however, the database has proved its worth countless time. Well, not quite – we can drill down the data – but you see my point. With over 170 industries and over 150 countries explored many students are making the most of this statistical resource. One thing that I have noticed is that students often make mistakes when referencing Statista. There is often an individual author rather than the Statista Research Department 
(view left – quite a big team!) or simply Statista for larger files. For instance, if you referencing Number of social media users worldwide from 2017 to 2027 by S. Dixon you will need to write the following:
