Transcript P7.2.10

Draft questionnaire for the global
assessment on Business Cycle
Composite Indicators (BCCI)
Julian Chow
United Nations Statistics Division
Purpose of the global assessment
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A deepening of the existing inventory on
BCCI is needed, focusing on best
practices, especially in the field of
compilation of the indicators.
The purpose of the global assessment, in
the form of questionnaire, is to collect
country’s basic information on the
compilation and presentation of BCCI.
Scope of discussions:
• The current discussion focuses on the
content, but not on style and format.
• Guidelines will be developed at later stage
to assist countries to fill out the
questionnaire
Contents of the questionnaire
Two main parts of the questionnaire:
1. Overview questions
• Kinds of BCCI compiled
• Data sources
2. Specific questions that are mapped to
each chapter in the handbook
Overview questions
Chapters’ specific questions
Chapters’ specific questions
Discussion 1 – Data Collection
• What kind of establishments should be
included in the frame for data collection?
How to set the criteria?
• What is the best way to carry forward the
data collection procedure, given there is a
possibility of several data providers within a
country?
Discussion 2: Contents
• Please comment on the proposed questions in the
questionnaire.
• What kinds of information/questions do you want
be included in the questionnaire?
• Taking into account of the amount of information
needed to be collected and the respond burden
posed, is the length of questionnaire appropriate,
too short or too long?
Discussion 3: Others
• Should the questionnaire be in open-form or
in closed-form?
• The current questionnaire focus on
collecting country’s basic information on
BCCI. Should it be developed into a
comprehensive quality assurance
framework to assess the quality of BCCI?