Paper Info
Title
Official statistics in the era of big data opportunities and threats.
Abstract
In recent years, the quantity of digital data created, stored and processed in the world has grown exponentially. The demand for statistical information has never been so apparent. For ‘official statistics’, the public informational infrastructure provided by statistical authorities, this new era offers not only essential opportunities but also manifold threats. In order for official statistics to function as a language for all kinds of societal interactions and decision-making, it is essential that the product ‘information’ is fit for purpose. This is an essential shift in perspective. Quality of official statistics needs to be seen with a much wider scope, going beyond the side of production, including the use side and analysing scientifically how these two sides are interacting in a dynamic relationship.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1007/s41060-018-0124-z
I. J. Data Science and Analytics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Co-production of statistics and society, Quality of statistical information, Ethical standards, Data literacy
Data science,Official statistics,Data literacy,Big data,Digital data,Business
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
6
3
2364-415X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.43
5
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Walter Radermacher111.11