The Handbook of Statistical Organization, Third
Edition: The Operation and Organization of a Statistical Agency
deals with the fundamentals of national systems of official statistics:
general principles, data collection and respondent policies, principles
of organization and management, and dissemination guidelines. The
intended audience for the Handbook are both chief statisticians
(and their colleagues) and those charged with oversight of the
official statistics function.
Key chapters discuss:
| - The structure of statistical systems |
- Managing staff |
| - Coordination tools |
- Managing information technology |
| - The chief statistician |
- Interacting with respondents |
| - Users and their needs |
- Getting information to the users |
| - Developing a progress plan |
- Confidentiality
and disclosure |
The Third Edition (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/88) is a complete
revision of the 1980 edition and is so far available in Arabic,
Chinese, English and Spanish. In due course, it will also be
issued in French and Russian.
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Arabic: |
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Chinese: (Printing in progress) |
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English: |
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Spanish: |
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The Second Edition was issued in 1980 (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/28):
For further information contact:
Statistical Services Branch
Statistics Division
United Nations, Room DC2-1620
New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax: +1-212-963-0623
E-mail: statistics@un.org |
