Dissemination of data and metadata… …user needs and good practices Fundamental Principles IMF Timing Access and Dissemination Presentation of Methodology - Metadata
Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics 1. Relevance, impartiality and equal access 2. Professional standards and ethics 3. Accountability and transparency 4. Prevention of misuse 6. Confidentiality 9. Use of international standards
So… The CPI must be; released as soon as possible made available to all users at the same time released according to pre-announced timetables released separately from ministerial comment made available in convenient form for users accompanied by methodological explanation backed up by professional statisticians and economists
IMF
IMF – Standards and Codes
IMF - SDDS
Timing of dissemination Released as soon as possible – timely Strict to a timetable Reduce the scope for manipulation Confidence
Dissemination
Access to data
Access to data
Presentation of methodology - metadata
Presentation of methodology - metadata
Presentation of methodology - metadata 1. Administrative information 2. Background and purpose 3. Statistics production 4. Concepts, variables and classifications 5. Sources of error and uncertainty 6. Comparability and correlation 7. Availability
Presentation of methodology - metadata
Presentation of methodology - metadata
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