A System for Managing the Quality of Official Statistics

Biemer Paul (), Trewin Dennis (), Bergdahl Heather () and Japec Lilli ()
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Biemer Paul: RTI International, P.O. Box 12194 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194 North Carolina 27709, U.S.A.
Trewin Dennis: Former Australian Statistician, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Bergdahl Heather: Statistics Sweden, SE-70189 Örebro, Sweden
Japec Lilli: Statistics Sweden, P.O. Box 24300, SE-10451 Stockholm, Sweden

Journal of Official Statistics, 2014, vol. 30, issue 3, 381-415

Abstract: This article describes a general framework for improving the quality of statistical programs in organizations that provide a continual flow of statistical products to users and stakeholders. The work stems from a 2011 mandate to Statistics Sweden issued by the Swedish Ministry of Finance to develop a system of quality indicators for tracking developments and changes in product quality and for achieving continual improvements in survey quality across a diverse set of key statistical products. We describe this system, apply it to a number of products at Statistics Sweden, and summarize key results and lessons learned. The implications of this work for monitoring and evaluating product quality in other statistical organizations are also discussed.

Keywords: Total survey error; process control; GDP; quality indicators; statistical standards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2478/jos-2014-0022

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