Towards a Eurostat framework for disseminating innovative/experimental statistics

• Autores: Marie Bohata, Martina Hahn, Antonio Baigorri, Gian Luigi Mazzi
• Localización: Estadística española, ISSN 0014-1151, Vol. 54, Nº 178, 2012, págs. 197-210
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • European statistics is recognised as a brand for high quality statistical information.

    However, in reality, individual quality dimensions, such as timeliness, reliability, accuracy etc. may well vary between statistical products, given that they have been defined in relation to their use. Likewise, for a given statistical product, they may change over time reflecting its importance and changes in data sources.

    Where European statistics directly feed high level policy making or regulatory purposes, they are bound to comply with highest quality standards and reinforced monitoring thereof in line with the recent Commission Communication "Towards robust quality management for European Statistics".

    This paper looks at the opposite end of the scale, where European statistics are produced and disseminated in an 'experimental' manner to serve a different set of user needs, and where relevance is crucial compared to other quality dimensions.

    Based on a review of selected existing approaches, the paper sets out a possible framework for Eurostat, defining criteria for the dissemination of innovative/experimental statistics and providing a range of possible products, including e.g. to supplement Principal European Economic Indicators.