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Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency - Sixth Edition (Paperback)
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Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency - Sixth Edition (Paperback)
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Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are
credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy
makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions,
and other organizations to make informed decisions. Even more, the
effective operation of a democratic system of government depends on
the unhindered flow of statistical information to its citizens. In
the United States, federal statistical agencies in cabinet
departments and independent agencies are the governmental units
whose principal function is to compile, analyze, and disseminate
information for such statistical purposes as describing population
characteristics and trends, planning and monitoring programs, and
conducting research and evaluation. The work of these agencies is
coordinated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
Statistical agencies may acquire information not only from surveys
or censuses of people and organizations, but also from such sources
as government administrative records, private-sector datasets, and
Internet sources that are judged of suitable quality and relevance
for statistical use. They may conduct analyses, but they do not
advocate policies or take partisan positions. Statistical purposes
for which they provide information relate to descriptions of groups
and exclude any interest in or identification of an individual
person, institution, or economic unit. Four principles are
fundamental for a federal statistical agency: relevance to policy
issues, credibility among data users, trust among data providers,
and independence from political and other undue external
influence.?Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical
Agency: Sixth Edition presents and comments on these principles as
they've been impacted by changes in laws, regulations, and other
aspects of the environment of federal statistical agencies over the
past 4 years. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary Part
I: Introduction Background Definition of a Federal Statistical
Agency Establishment of a Federal Statistical Agency Brief History
of the U.S. Federal Statistical System Valuing Federal Statistics
References for Part I Part II: Principles for a Federal Statistical
Agency Principle 1: Relevance to Policy Issues Principle 2:
Credibility among Data Users Principle 3: Trust among Data
Providers Principle 4: Independence from Political and Other Undue
External Influence References for Part II Part III: Practices for a
Federal Statistical Agency Practice 1: A Clearly Defined and
Well-Accepted Mission Practice 2: Necessary Authority to Protect
Independence Practice 3: Use of Multiple Data Sources for
Statistics That Meet User Needs Practice 4: Openness about Sources
and Limitations of the Data Provided Practice 5: Wide Dissemination
of Data Practice 6: Cooperation with Data Users Practice 7: Respect
for the Privacy and Autonomy of Data Providers Practice 8:
Protection of the Confidentiality of Data Providers' Information
Practice 9: Commitment to Quality and Professional Standards of
Practice Practice 10: An Active Research Program Practice 11:
Professional Advancement of Staff Practice 12: A Strong Internal
and External Evaluation Program Practice 13: Coordination and
Collaboration with Other Statistical Agencies References for Part
III Appendixes Appendix A: Legislation and Regulations That Govern
Federal Statistics Appendix B: Organization of the Federal
Statistical System Committee on National Statistics
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