Transcript Presentation of Chapter 7 Data Sources and Data Compilation Strategies

Chapter 7:
Data sources and data compilation
strategies
Leonardo Souza
United Nations Statistics Division
The 4th meeting of the Oslo Group on energy statistics
Ottawa, Canada, 2-6 February 2009
Chapter 7
This chapter is intended for general recommendations
on data sources and data compilation strategies in
energy statistics
More detailed guidance on the technical matters and
good country practices is to be provided in ESCM
The Oslo Group is invited to comment on the outline of
the chapter given below. The content of Chapter 7
will depend on the decisions taken with respect to the
topics covered in the previous chapters such as
boundary of energy sector and the reference list of
data items.
Structure of the chapter
A. Data sources
1. Statistical data sources
2. Administrative data sources
B. Data compilation strategies
A. Data sources
Statistical surveys
Overview of censuses and sample surveys
Types of surveys (enterprise/establishment surveys,
households surveys, mixed households-enterprise
surveys, ad-hoc energy surveys)
Compilation methods (data editing, validation,
imputation, estimation, dealing with non response
and grossing-up procedures)
Scope, coverage and frequency of surveys
Administrative data
Overview of administrative data for use in
energy statistics
Advantages and disadvantages of
administrative data
Legal and institutional constraints with
respect to confidentiality
B. Data compilation strategies
Institutional arrangements
• Legal framework for energy statistics
• National systems for energy statistics (comparisons
and recommendations for improvement)
• Principles guiding effective arrangements
Integrated approach to energy statistics compilation
(using data from different stat. surveys)
Dealing with various kind of enterprises (e.g. branches of
foreign companies)
Merging administrative data sources and stat. surveys
Data compilation strategies and quality assurance
Questions
The Oslo group is invited to
• provide comments on outline presented
• provide other comments/suggestions