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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.

A System for Managing the Quality of Official Statistics

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Former Australian Statistician, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Statistics Sweden, SE-70189 Örebro, Sweden

Statistics Sweden, P.O. Box 24300, SE-10451 Stockholm, Sweden

Journal of Official Statistics

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This article describes a general framework for improving the quality of statistical programs in organizations that provide a continual flow of statistical...

A System for Managing the Quality of Official Statistics

Publicado en línea: 02 sept 2014

Páginas: 381 - 415

Recibido: 01 ago 2013

Aceptado: 01 jun 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2014-0022

Palabras clave
Total survey error, process control, GDP, quality indicators, statistical standards

© by Paul Biemer

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A System for Managing the Quality of Official Statistics

Publicado en línea: 02 sept 2014

Páginas: 381 - 415

Recibido: 01 ago 2013

Aceptado: 01 jun 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2014-0022

Palabras claveTotal survey error, process control, GDP, quality indicators, statistical standards

© by Paul Biemer

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Total survey error, process control, GDP, quality indicators, statistical standards