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Beijing, October 19, 2004 1
18th International Roundtable on
Business Survey Frames
Co-ordinating role of the BusinessRegister in Economic Statistics
session 2
Jean Ritzen, Statistics Netherlands
Beijing, October 19, 2004 2
Content and schedule of the session
1. Introduction (5 minutes)
2. What to be understood by Co-ordination (Jean Ritzen, 15 minutes)
3. Results of a survey(Jean Ritzen, 30 minutes)
4. Presentation of Sven Egmose (20 minutes)
5. Presentation by Nico Heerschap (20 minutes)
6. Discussion (20 minutes)
Beijing, October 19, 2004 3
18th International Roundtable on
Business Survey Frames
Co-ordinating role of the BusinessRegister in Economic Statistics
Introductionto
session 2
Jean Ritzen, Statistics Netherlands
Beijing, October 19, 2004 4
Co-ordination of statistics
Co-ordination in statistics means:
• Nationally:Comparable statistical output in several statistics:
1. In time series for the same statistics
2. Contemporary in output from different surveys
3. As few overlapping questions in surveys as possible
• InternationallyComparability of statistics of different countries,
contemporary and in time series
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Co-ordination of statistics
Basic requirements:• Comparable methodology• Normalised statistical units
• Population frame• Definitions and applications
• Use of the comparable reference period• Use of the same values of characteristics
• activity code• sector code • size class • Geographical codes
• No distortions from survey processing• Controlling survey questionnaires
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Co-ordination of statistics
Place and Role of the statistical business register is very important and to serve statistical processes.
In this session no discussion on definitions.
This session:• Search to (best) practises• Weaknesses and critical issues• Perceptions and feelings• Ideas for improvements
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Statistical Business Register (1)
What to be understood by a SBR:
Business register system
• Population frame for statistics• List of units and characteristics
• Rules and procedures for updating
• Basic reference information
• Part of surveying methodology• Sampling procedures and grossing up procedures
• Frame/tool for survey control
• Frame/tool for burden control
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Statistical Business Register (2)
Use of the SBR:
• Sample selection in statistical data processing (sampling and grossing up; frame function))
• Administrative survey management
• Administrative tool for processing administrative files
• Direct source for economic demographic statistics
Resulting in optimal quality of statistical output
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Statistical Business Register (3)
Main challenges:• Meeting traditional goals and purposes:
(Best representation of real economic world)
• Efficient use of administrative sources• Normalisation tool in the use of administrative data for
statistics: translation from administrative, legal based, concepts into statistical concepts
• Links between units of different types
• Dealing with imperfections and frame errors• International comparability of statistical data starting with
harmonised SBR-concepts • The authority of the SBR
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The BR and Co-ordination of statistics
Survey by questionnaire among statistical agencies
Presentation of results