Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
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联邦统计机构的原则和实践
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2021
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C. Citro
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Margaret Martin;M. Straf;C. Citro
政府机构提供的可信、相关、准确和及时的公共统计数据对于决策者、个人、家庭、企业、学术机构和其他组织做出明智的决策至关重要。更重要的是，民主政府制度的有效运作取决于统计信息能否不受阻碍地流向公民。在美国，内阁部门和独立机构中的联邦统计机构是政府单位，其主要职能是汇编、分析和传播用于描述人口特征和趋势、规划和监测方案以及进行研究和评估等统计目的的信息。这些机构的工作由美国管理和预算办公室协调。统计机构不仅可以从对个人和组织的调查或普查中获取信息，还可以从政府行政记录、私营部门数据集和因特网来源等被认为质量适当和与统计用途相关的来源获取信息。他们可以进行分析，但他们不主张政策或采取党派立场。它们提供信息的统计目的涉及对群体的描述，不包括对个人、机构或经济单位的任何兴趣或识别。联邦统计机构的基本原则有四个：与政策问题相关、数据用户之间的可信度、数据提供者之间的信任以及不受政治和其他不当外部影响。《联邦统计机构的原则和做法：第五版》详细解释了这四项原则。
Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions, and other organizations to make informed decisions. Even more, the effective operation of a democratic system of government depends on the unhindered flow of statistical information to its citizens. In the United States, federal statistical agencies in cabinet departments and independent agencies are the governmental units whose principal function is to compile, analyze, and disseminate information for such statistical purposes as describing population characteristics and trends, planning and monitoring programs, and conducting research and evaluation. The work of these agencies is coordinated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Statistical agencies may acquire information not only from surveys or censuses of people and organizations, but also from such sources as government administrative records, private-sector datasets, and Internet sources that are judged of suitable quality and relevance for statistical use. They may conduct analyses, but they do not advocate policies or take partisan positions. Statistical purposes for which they provide information relate to descriptions of groups and exclude any interest in or identification of an individual person, institution, or economic unit. Four principles are fundamental for a federal statistical agency: relevance to policy issues, credibility among data users, trust among data providers, and independence from political and other undue external influence. Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: Fifth Edition explains these four principles in detail.