Statistical Methodology

Dictionaries and Glossaries

Manuals, Sources and Methods (1)

OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms

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03-Oct-2005

The OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms contains target definitions for both the main variables collected by the Organisation for use in its statistical and analytical output and definitions of terminology/concepts used in OECD publications.

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Events, Conferences and Meetings

Events/Conferences/Meetings (2)

First Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS), Paris, 22-24 September 2008

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15-Jul-2008

The 1st Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS) will be held in Paris on 22-24 September 2008 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

Meeting of the OECD Short-term Economic Statistics Working Party (STESWP) - Paris, 23 - 24 June 2008

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25-Jun-2008

The OECD Short-term Economic Statistics Working Party (STESWP) meeting was held at the OECD headquarters at 2 rue André Pascal, Paris 75016, from Monday 23 June to Tuesday 24 June 2008.

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Manuals, Sources and Methods

Manuals, Sources and Methods (6)

OECD Main Economic Indicators: Explanatory Notes

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11-Jul-2008

The Explanatory notes provide a brief general description of the indicators and an outline of key issues that can impact on use of the data.

OECD Main Economic Indicators (MEI): Feature Articles

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08-Feb-2008

The MEI regularly publishes feature articles on a range of interesting topics.  These articles present information on recent improvements to the methodologies used and statistical content of the MEI ...

Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics

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29-Jan-2008

Demand for statistics on business demography has grown and developed considerably in recent years.  This joint manual reflects these growing needs and developments and the agreement between Eurostat ...

EUROSTAT-OECD Methodological manual on purchasing power parities (PPPs)

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15-Jun-2007

The EUROSTAT-OECD Methodological manual on purchasing power parities has three aims: first, to explain to those engaged directly in the Programme - that is, to practitioners in Eurostat, the ...

Eurostat-OECD Methodological Soundness Questionnaire on International Trade in Services - Final Report

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15-Jun-2006

This report provides a unique source of information for comparative analysis on national methodologies used in measuring the increasingly important area of trade in services.

Estimates of the unrecorded economy and national accounts - Declaration of the Inter-secretariat Working Group on National Accounts (ISWGNA), January 2006

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23-Mar-2006

Following the publication of several studies on estimates of the underground economy, the international organisations that co-signed the well known "SNA 93" drafted this official declaration.

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Web Sites

Statistics, Data and Indicators (1)

OECD Observer Databank

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26-Jul-2004

 Large selection of statistical articles published in the OECD Observer .

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The latest news on recent developments in the field of statistics within the OECD, member countries and around the world.

The OECD Statistics Newsletter

presents important statistical issues to the international community of statisticians, economists, policy makers and researchers.

The Statistics Brief