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Statistics are collected for more than 50 economies. Following the publication of the Handbook on Securities Statistics, the BIS has been working with the central banks of these economies to improve ...
Innovative data collection technologies are transforming the way data is generated, collected, and analyzed. Data is helping monitor and address complex global sustainable development challenges such ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index.
Dear Editor A FREQUENTLY used cautionary adage among competent analysts is that “Statistics don’t lie, liars use statistics.” Quite often, this adage also ...
Revised federal policies require that multiple-race responses be allowed in all federal data collection efforts, but many researchers find the multitude of race categories and variables very difficult ...
The meeting’s report will form the basis for the chapter, in the Secretary-General’s study, on statistics and data collection (sub-paragraph I (a) of resolution 58/185).
Bureau of Labor Statistics faces scrutiny over data collection methods following disappointing July jobs report that missed economist estimates by 37,000 positions.
A large-scale experiment was carried out in 1985 to decide between a 7-day and a 1-day diary for use in the 1985-86 National Travel Survey. The two methods were compared for response rate, data ...