Module for Quality Assurance when using Administrative and Other Data Sources to produce Official Statistics
The Module for Quality Assurance when using Administrative and Other Data Sources to produce Official Statistics (Module) was developed by the Subgroup on Administrative and Other Data Sources (Subgroup) of the United Nations Expert Group on National Quality Assurance Frameworks (EG-NQAF). It has been endorsed by the Statistical Commission at its 56th session in March 2025. The purpose of this Module is to assist statistical agencies to systematically evaluate and address the challenges in the use of administrative and other data sources by identifying possible areas for improvement as well as improvement action(s). The Module is available here:
The Assessment Checklist
The Module is accompanied by an Assessment Checklist, which is available in Excel format. The Assessment Checklist allows users to identify possible areas of improvement. It is intended to provide a simple and clearly structured way to use the Module and can be used and adapted depending on one’s needs and resources.
Download the checklist EXCEL
The Module has been developed based on a review of country practices, available guidelines, frameworks and toolkits for assuring the quality of statistics when using administrative and other data sources. The repository of those available here: https://unstats.un.org/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=224264259
The development of this Module greatly benefited from a global consultation conducted during April and June 2024. Detailed information about this global consultation can be found here: Global consultation 2024
This Module complements the set of guidelines and tools developed by the EG-NQAF to support countries in the development and implementation of the national quality assurance framework and in assuring the quality of their official statistics.