Transcript The Memobust Handbook on Methodology for Modern Business

The Memobust Handbook
on Methodology for
Modern Business Statistics
Sander Scholtus
Rob van de Laar
Leon Willenborg
([email protected])
Outline
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Background / goals of the project
Description of the handbook
Possible use
After the project
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The Memobust project
Methodology for Modern Business Statistics
• ESSnet project
• Co-ordinator: Leon Willenborg (Statistics Netherlands)
• Two phases:
• January 2011 – July 2012
• September 2012 – March 2014
• Project team:
• First phase: Netherlands; Greece; Hungary; Italy;
Norway; Poland; Sweden; Switzerland
• Second phase: the same, minus Greece
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Main goals
• Handbook on methodology for the production of
business statistics
• Special focus on design, data collection, estimation,
and integration
• Comply with Generic Statistical Business Process
Model (GSBPM)
• Initial idea: update the existing “Handbook on the
design and implementation of business surveys”
(ed. Willeboordse, 1998)
• In practice: handbook entirely re-written
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Intended readership
• Persons working at (European) statistical
institutes in the area of business statistics
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Survey managers
Process designers
Statisticians / production staff
Methodologists
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Handbook: form and approach
• Appearance:
• set of interconnected PDF documents (modules)
• freely accessible on the internet
• web page: http://www.cros-portal.eu/content/memobust
• Modules arranged into topics
• Two types of modules:
• themes (general nature)
• methods (more specific, more detailed)
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Topics in the handbook
1. Introduction
2. General Observations
3. User Needs
4. Overall Design
5. Repeated Surveys
6. Design of Statistical Concepts
7. Questionnaire Design
8. Statistical Registers and Frames
9. Sample Selection
10. Data Collection
11. Response
12. Micro-Fusion
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13. Coding
14. Statistical Data Editing
15. Imputation
16. Derivation of Statistical Units
17. Weighting and Estimation
18. Quality Aspects
19. Macro-Integration
20. Seasonal Adjustment
21. Statistical Disclosure Control
22. Dissemination
23. Evaluation
24. Dynamics of the Business
Population
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Structure of the handbook
• Modules have a fixed format (template)
• Template for theme modules
• General information
• Non-technical
• Broad readership
• Template for method modules
• More detailed information
• More technical/mathematical
• Mainly for methodologists
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Glossary
• ‘Global’ glossary
• based on ‘local’ glossaries in the modules
• one entrance to the handbook
• Co-ordination of glossary terms/definitions
• within handbook
• with external standards
• SDMX Metadata Common Vocabulary
• GSBPM
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Possible use of the handbook
• Source of knowledge / aid in designing and
running business statistics
• Information for users of business data
• Base material for courses
• Course within the project: November 2013 (details tba)
• Reference point for literature and software
• Facilitate the discourse on statistical methods
and harmonization at the European level
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After the project
• Keep the handbook up-to-date in the future
• Modular, electronic form facilitates easy updating
• Requires
• Active group of topic leaders (moderators)
• ‘Center of expertise’ to co-ordinate the maintenance
• Financial sponsorship
• Extending the scope to social statistics?
• Memobust  Mesobust
• Methodology for Social and Business Statistics
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