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Quality reviews in Statistics Norway. Kamilla Austnes Statistics Norway Nordic meeting, Faroe Islands September 2014. Agenda. Framework/purpose Improvement areas Follow up - status Self-assessment questionnaire Focus group Plan for improvements Advisory committee Challenges.
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Qualityreviewsin Statistics Norway Kamilla AustnesStatistics Norway Nordic meeting, Faroe Islands September 2014
Agenda • Framework/purpose • Improvement areas • Follow up - status • Self-assessment questionnaire • Focus group • Plan for improvements • Advisory committee • Challenges
Framework/purpose • Guidelines for European Statistics, Code of Practice (COP) • European Statistical System – Quality Assurance System (2011) • In 2011 and 2012, several statistics were reviewed in Statistics Norway • ITSS, reviewed in March/April 2011 • ITGS, reviewed in May/June 2013
Follow-up, status- Statistics Norway in general • 120 of 140 planned improvements completed per March 2014 (total Statistics Norway) • Updated and improved documentation • Improved dissemination • Improved routines for productions • (Proposed shut down or reduced statistics)
Focus group- receive feedback from the users • Identify and contact possible participants • Implement a focus group meeting mid June 2013 • Video-taped meeting, to provide documentation of feedback/response
Plan for improvements- suggested improvements, ITGS • Introduce an advisory committee • Better illustrate edited data • Emphasize tendency • More analysis - «in debt» articles • Mirror statistics • Collecting data outside the TVINN system, formal agreement
Advisory committee- keep in touch with the users of ITGS/ITSS • Identify and contact possible participants • Appoint members of the committee • Important subscribers to our statistics • Representatives from government offices • Representatives from Norwegian industry and commerce • First meeting mid October 2014 • Improve the dialogue with the users
Challenges, the road ahead- Have quality evaluation of ITGS and ITSS resulted in improvements? • Focus on quality (accuracy, regularity and timeliness) • Follow up the list of improvements • Continue and follow up feedback from the Advisory committee • Improved dialogue with the users
Thank you - questions? Kamilla Austnes, kau@ssb.no Statistics Norway