Research Data as a Result of Research Activities: the Role and Significance for the Official Statistics
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DOI: 10.1007/s13132-020-00674-w
Abstract: The present-day hierarchy of big data is summed up and the role of big data in the official statistics is clarified. The place and role of research data in the digital information environment is studied.… read more here.
Keywords: research; research data; result research; official statistics ... See more keywords
FIGARO-E3: a high-resolution extended multi-regional input-output database consistent with official statistics
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DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-04431-z
Abstract: Existing ‘official’ multi-regional input-output (MRIO) databases lack sufficient sectoral detail and extensions for calculating accurate environmental and social footprints. FIGARO-E3 is a highly disaggregated MRIO database for 2015 with labour and environmental extensions largely consistent… read more here.
Keywords: database; regional input; official statistics; energy ... See more keywords
Who Counts in Official Statistics? Ethical‐Epistemic Issues in German Migration and the Collection of Racial or Ethnic Data
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DOI: 10.1111/japp.12737
Abstract: In European countries (excluding the UK and Ireland), official statistics do not use racial or ethnic categories, but instead rely on proxies to collect data about discrimination. In the German microcensus, the proxy category adopted… read more here.
Keywords: official statistics; ethical epistemic; migration; migration background ... See more keywords
Addressing discrepancies in estimates of road traffic deaths and injuries in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1136/ip-2022-044704
Abstract: Background There are large discrepancies between official statistics of traffic injuries in African countries and estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study and WHO’s Global Status Reports on Road Safety (GSRRS). We sought… read more here.
Keywords: road; gbd gsrrs; discrepancies estimates; official statistics ... See more keywords
Upgrading the statistical system of Cuba: The role of the other entities producing official statistics
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DOI: 10.1177/18747655251321052
Abstract: Official statistics constitute an essential public good, ensuring that the different actors in the government and society have the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions, implement policy actions, and measure their results. In this context,… read more here.
Keywords: entities producing; official statistics; producing official; statistical system ... See more keywords
Automated retrieval of enterprise URLs for official statistics: Comparing machine learning and generative AI approaches
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DOI: 10.1177/18747655251388901
Abstract: The identification of official enterprise websites is increasingly important for enhancing statistical registers and integrating digital data sources into official statistics. However, manual URL retrieval is labor-intensive and infeasible at large scale. This study compares… read more here.
Keywords: official statistics; retrieval enterprise; automated retrieval; machine ... See more keywords
The Journey Towards a Governance of Open Source Statistical Tools at Istat
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DOI: 10.1177/18747655251390274
Abstract: National Statistical Institutes are strongly committed to improving their statistical production processes, including the integrated use of traditional and non-traditional data sources. This modernisation requires cost-effective statistical software tools that implement sound methodologies. The Italian… read more here.
Keywords: statistical tools; open source; official statistics; source statistical ... See more keywords
A blockchain solution enabling the reproducibility of findings based on official statistics
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DOI: 10.1177/18747655251391289
Abstract: Many official statistics producers, frequently publishing new versions of their data, have their dissemination systems set up to ‘overwrite’ previous versions. While this ‘lean’ dissemination approach is suitable to most official statistics users (as the… read more here.
Keywords: producer; official statistics; solution; reproducibility ... See more keywords
Neurocysticercosis in Latin America: Current epidemiological situation based on official statistics from four countries
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010652
Abstract: Background Neurocysticercosis (NC) is one of the major parasitic diseases affecting the central nervous system and is endemic in much of Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Its epidemiology is difficult to assess, although official… read more here.
Keywords: brazil ecuador; hospitalization rates; official statistics; latin america ... See more keywords
A statistical system integrated in the national central administration: The French experience: A commentary paper to Andreas Georgiu’s paper “The production of official statistics needs to be a separate branch of government”
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DOI: 10.3233/sji-170402
Abstract: The independence, impartiality and objectivity of the production of official statistics is the most important issue in official statistics. In order to ensure this independence, does the production of official statistics need to be a… read more here.
Keywords: branch government; official statistics; paper; production official ... See more keywords
Trusted smart statistics: Motivations and principles
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DOI: 10.3233/sji-190584
Abstract: In this contribution we outline the concept of Trusted Smart Statistics as the natural evolution of official statistics in the new datafied world. Traditional data sources, namely survey and administrative data, represent nowadays a valuable… read more here.
Keywords: data sources; system; official statistics; smart statistics ... See more keywords