ISBN: 0309095999 9780309095990

Category: Social Science / Statistics

Page count: 94

<p>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.</p> <p>This third edition presents and comments on three basic principles that statistical agencies must embody in order to carry out their mission fully:</p> <p>(1) They must produce objective data that are relevant to policy issues,</p> <p>(2) they must achieve and maintain credibility among data users, and</p> <p>(3) they must achieve and maintain trust among data providers.</p> <p>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.</p>