Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: Second Edition (Compass Series (Washington, D.C.)) - Softcover

National Research Council; Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On National Statistics

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309073146 ISBN 13: 9780309073141

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2001

Synopsis

Since 1992, the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) has produced a book on principles and practices for a federal statistical agency, updating the document every 4 years to provide a current edition to newly appointed cabinet secretaries at the beginning of each presidential administration.

This second edition presents and comments on three basic principles that statistical agencies must embody in order to carry out their mission fully:

(1) They must produce objective data that are relevant to policy issues,

(2) they must achieve and maintain credibility among data users, and

(3) they must achieve and maintain trust among data providers.

The book also discusses 11 important practices that are means for statistical agencies to live up to the four principles. These practices include a commitment to quality and professional practice and an active program of methodological and substantive research.

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About the Author

Margaret E. Martin, Miron L. Straf, and Constance F. Citro, Editors; Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309073146
• ISBN 13: 9780309073141
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 72
• Editor: Citro Constance F., Straf Miron L., Martin Margaret E.