The use by statistical agencies in each country of international concepts,Ĭlassifications and methods promotes the consistency and efficiency of sta-ġ0. Coordination among statistical agencies within countries is essential toĪchieve consistency and efficiency in the statistical system.ĩ.
The laws, regulations and measures under which the statistical systemsĨ. Whether they refer to natural or legal persons, are to be strictly confidentialĪnd used exclusively for statistical purposes.ħ. Individual data collected by statistical agencies for statistical compilation, Statistical agencies are toĬhoose the source with regard to quality, timeliness, costs and the burdenĦ. They statistical surveys or administrative records. Data for statistical purposes may be drawn from all types of sources, be The statistical agencies are entitled to comment on erroneous interpreta-ĥ. Methods and procedures of the statistics.Ĥ. To facilitate a correct interpretation of the data, the statistical agenciesĪre to present information according to scientific standards on the sources,
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Principles and professional ethics, on the methods and procedures for theĬollection, processing, storage and presentation of statistical data.ģ. To retain trust in official statistics, the statistical agencies need to de-Ĭide according to strictly professional considerations, including scientific Of practical utility are to be compiled and made available on an impartialīasis by official statistical agencies to honour citizensâ entitlement to publicĢ. To this end, official statistics that meet the test System of a democratic society, serving the Government, the economyĪnd the public with data about the economic, demographic, social andĮnvironmental situation. Official statistics provide an indispensable element in the information The Joint Conference of African Planners, Statisticians and Demographers,Ĭonsidered that the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics are ofĪdopts the present principles of official statistics:ġ. Noting also that, at its eighth session, held at Addis Ababa in March 1994, To examine the Fundamental Principles, had agreed in principle to theĮCE version and had emphasized that those principles were applicable to Statistics of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The Working Group of Statistical Experts, assigned by the Committee on Noting that, at its eighth session, held at Bangkok in November 1993, Having expressed the opinion that resolution C (47), adopted by theĮconomic Commission for Europe on 15 April 1992, is of universal Recalling also the International Statistical Institute Declaration of Profes. Recalling the efforts of governmental and non-governmental organizationsĪctive in statistics to establish standards and concepts to allow comparisons
Of statistics in order to meet usersâ needs, Statistical compilations and on the cooperation between users and producers Respondents in providing appropriate and reliable data needed for necessary Public depends largely on the cooperation of citizens, enterprises, and other Of the information available to the Government, the economy and the
Itself and to respect the rights of its members,ġ08 principles and practices for a federal statistical agencyīearing in mind that the quality of official statistics, and thus the quality Information depends to a large extent on respect for the fundamental valuesĪnd principles which are the basis of any society which seeks to understand The preamble and principles, as adopted, are set out below:įUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF OFFICIAL STATISTICSīearing in mind that official statistical information is an essential basis forĭevelopment in the economic, demographic, social and environmentalįields and for mutual knowledge and trade among the States and peoplesīearing in mind that the essential trust of the public in official statistical Tics as set out in ECE decision C (47), but incorporating a revised preamble. The Commission adopted the fundamental principles of official statis. Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1994, Supplement No. On its Special Session, held in New York City, April 11-15, 1994. [The text below is excerpted from the report of the Statistical Commission Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages.įundamental Principles of Official Statistics Below is the uncorrected machine-read text of this chapter, intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text of each book.
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