Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

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The Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics are a set of internationally agreed guidelines that define the professional and ethical standards for producing reliable, impartial, and high-quality official statistics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international statistical standard
set of principles
addresses accessibility of official statistics
accuracy of official statistics
coherence of official statistics
prevention of misuse of statistics
relevance of official statistics
timeliness of official statistics
adoptedBy United Nations Statistical Commission NERFINISHED
adoptionYear 1994
appliesTo national statistical offices
official statistics producers
basedOn confidentiality of individual data
ethical standards
international comparability
professional independence
scientific methods
transparency
developedBy United Nations Statistical Commission NERFINISHED
emphasizes continuous improvement of statistical systems
documentation of methods and procedures
equal access to statistics for all users
independence from political interference
objective presentation of statistical information
endorsedBy United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED
endorsementYearByUNGeneralAssembly 2014
governs dissemination of official statistics
production of official statistics
use of administrative data for statistics
hasAlternativeName Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics of the United Nations NERFINISHED
UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics NERFINISHED
influenced European Statistics Code of Practice NERFINISHED
regional statistical codes of practice
initialAdoptionYear 1992
numberOfPrinciples 10
purpose to ensure professional independence of official statistics
to ensure reliability and quality of official statistics
to foster public trust in official statistics
to promote impartiality in official statistics
to promote transparency in statistical methods
to protect confidentiality of respondents
relatedTo Generic National Quality Assurance Framework NERFINISHED
UN Principles Governing International Statistical Activities NERFINISHED
requires clear legal and institutional framework for statistics
confidential treatment of individual data
coordination among statistical agencies
international cooperation in statistics
professional standards for statistical methods
transparency of sources and methods
usedAsReferenceBy national statistical systems

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United Nations Statistical Commission notableWork Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
United Nations statistics systems guidedBy Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
United Nations Statistics Division notableWork Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Statistics New Zealand follows Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
this entity surface form: UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
National Institute of Statistics of Tunisia followsStandard Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
this entity surface form: United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Statistics Sweden follows Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
this entity surface form: UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics