Transcript Best practice template Introduction, Statistics Norway

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Best practice template
Introduction
Prepared for the 6th Oslo Group meeting in Canberra 2 – 5 May 2011
Elisabeth Isaksen
Senior Executive Officer
Statistics Norway (www.ssb.no/en)
[email protected]
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Mandate of the Oslo Group
• The mandate of the Oslo Group on Energy Statistics is to
contribute to improved international standards and
improved methods for official energy statistics by
pooling expertise in the energy community.
• One important way of achieving this is to identify, collect
and share national and international best practices.
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What is a best practice?
• Best practice can be defined in different ways
• When the template was introduced at OG3, best practice
(for the purpose of the Oslo Group) was defined as follows:
A best practice is a technique or methodology that through
experience has proven to reliably lead to a desired result. It
should serve as a model for generating initiative elsewhere, have
the ability to be replicated and the potential to be adapted and
transferred.
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Why use a best practice template?
• Provide structured input for the Energy Statistics Compilers
Manual
– Easier comparison between countries and statistical products
– Easier to find the relevant information quickly
– Ensure that all important and relevant information is covered
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Different types of best practises – Need for
different templates ?
3 main areas:
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Statistical production
Systems (e.g. IT-system)
Organization
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Best Practice Template
• The best practice template was prepared for the 3rd Oslo
Group Meeting in 2008 by Ms. Sara Øvergaard (Statistics
Norway)
• The template is quite extensive
• Leave it to the user to decide which sections/chapters are
relevant for the spesific statistics/survey
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Content – BP template on statistical production
Abstract (1 page)
1. Administrative information
1.1. Name
1.2. Subject area
1.3. Responsible authority
1.4. Reference Period
1.5. Frequency
1.6. Timeliness
1.7. Punctuality
1.8. Availability
1.9. Legal authority
1.10. Legal document
1.11. International reporting
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2. Background and purpose
2.1. Purpose and history
2.2. Users and applications
3. Concepts, variables and classifications
3.1. Definitions of main concepts and variables
3.2. Classification scheme
4. Statistics production
4.1. Population
4.2 Data sources
4.3. Sampling
4.4. Collection of data
4.5. Control and revision
4.6. Estimation
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5. Sources of error and uncertainty
5.1. Measurement and processing errors
5.2 Non-response errors
5.3. Sampling errors
5.4 Other sources of error
6. Comparability and coherence
6.1. Comparability
6.2. Coherence
7. Availability
7.1. Publications and other links
7.2. Microdata
7.3. Documentation
7.4. Confidentiality
A. Annexes
Illustrations and models
Time Schedule
Questionnaires
Example of publication tables
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Examples prepared by Statistics Norway
• Statistics for residential energy consumption per
household - Ann Christin Bøeng, Statistical Adviser
– http://og.ssb.no/escmmainpage/escmexamples/household_surv
ey_statistics_norway.pdf
• Energy use in the manufacturing industry - Dag Spilde,
Adviser
– http://og.ssb.no/escmmainpage/escmexamples/manufacturing_
industry_best_practise.pdf
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Feedback from OG participants
• The secretariat has asked some of the OG participants to
evaluate the best practice template
• Questions that may be up for discussion
– Detail level
– Do we need more than one template (systems, organization,
institutional arrangements, etc.)?
– Is the template suitable for the statistical production in different
countries?
– Are there important aspects that is not covered by the template?
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