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The Statistical Journal of the IAOS, Volume 37/3, on ‘New Developments in Training in Official Statistics’  discusses in 22 manuscripts the recent trends in training in official statistics. See https...

The 8^th discussion focuses on the UN Fundamental Principles for Official Statistics (UNFPOS). See: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/gp/fundprinciples.aspx
 

The seventh discussion focuses on Misuse of Statistics. It aims to center around the need for trustworthy information to guide decision making and enable citizens to understand issues that affect...

Closed for Discussion: The four “discussion starter” statements of the sixth discussion are based on experiences from Asia-Pacific countries as reflected in the special section on the Asia-Pacific...

Read our special issue on Statistics in Africa now online!

Read this commentary by Anders Wallgren and Britt Wallgren on 'Population censuses; are statistical dinosaurs able to adapt?'

How methods and models of official statistics behave at key times, like the COVID-19 pandemic, and can be made more robust to these unusual changes.

With this second set of statements we now want the discussion to focus on the impact of the pandemic on statistical methodology and especially the effect the of the strong economic downturn on...

The second discussion will center around statements taken from an article by Walter Radermacher ‘Governing-by-the-numbers / Statistical Governance Reflections on the future of official statistics in a...

The current COVID-19 crisis is affecting many lives, and also research initiatives. At SJI we are continuing our efforts, working from home where possible, to continue assessing papers for publication...