The STES Taskforce on Administrative Data: Two Frameworks of Papers is two ordered collections of administrative data papers describing good practice in the use of administrative data. The administrative data papers were provided by National Statistical Offices and these papers tend to focus on their experiences with administrative data in short-term economic statistics.
A working definition of administrative data
How to use the STES Taskforce on Administrative Data: Two Frameworks of Papers
The first framework ‘Broad administrative data categories’ provides direct access to documentation on good practice by National Statistical Institutes when using administrative data in compiling their statistics. As the title suggests, the papers are arranged by broad data categories based on purpose of use. As the use of administrative data throughout the world's statistical offices is varied and somewhat limited in the field of short-term economic statistics, the papers referenced within the categories have been further split to maximise the relevance of this framework to short-term economic statistics.
Framework – Broad administrative data categories
The second administrative data framework available below is structured to allow National Statistics Offices (NSOs) who are new to taking advantage of administrative data in the compilation of official statistics a path through the steps to incorporate administrative data into their compilation process.
Framework – Using administrative data
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Broad administrative data categories: documentation on the use of administrative data in compiling and disseminating official statistics |
1. Direct use of administrative data in registers |
2. Sampling frame/non-response control/imputation/non-response structure |
3. Data or partial data substitution |
4. Data matching |
5. Quality, timeliness and coverage |
6. Quality control of administrative data |
7. Handbooks or general papers |
As a definition, Administrative Data can be said to have the following features:
In most cases it is normal to accept (and expect) that the administrative agency will be a government unit that is responsible for implementing an administrative regulation. |
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