Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Explain the role that collaboration, peer review, openness and the development and application of international standards and classifications play in enhancing the value of official statistics.
- Apply procedures for measuring and understanding data quality in official statistics and use these processes for monitoring and improvement.
- Describe the fundamental issues underlying the organisation of Official Statistics and be able to apply this knowledge in discussing the relative merits of alternative approaches.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 79 |
| Teaching | 21 |
| Total study time | 100 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.
Staff requirements (including teaching assistants and demonstrators). Video clip and guest lecturer from the UK Statistics Authority
Journal Articles
Laux, Richard, Alldritt, Richard, Dunnell Karen (2007). Evolution of the United Kingdom Statistical System. Statistical Journal of the IAOS 24, pp. pp47 - 59.
Textbooks
Fellegi I P (1995). Characteristics of an Effective Statistical System. Washington: Morris Hansen Lecture.
Holt D (2008). Official Statistics, public policy and public trust, JRSS A, 171, 2, 323-346.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External