30 min
The UK Code of Practice for Statistics - A Guidebook for Trustworthy Statistics? Truths, Damn Truths, and Government Statistics
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- Social Sciences
The Code of Practice for Statistics now is in its second version and sets standards for UK national and other statistics. In this podcast, Tom Scotto talks to Sandy Stewart, a government statistician in the Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Advisor about how the code is a tool is part of the institutional framework put in place to build confidence in government and national statistics.
Also discussed is how the code can be used by those outside of the UK Government who wish to produce quality and useful statistics.
The Code of Practice for Statistics now is in its second version and sets standards for UK national and other statistics. In this podcast, Tom Scotto talks to Sandy Stewart, a government statistician in the Scottish Government’s Office of the Chief Economic Advisor about how the code is a tool is part of the institutional framework put in place to build confidence in government and national statistics.
Also discussed is how the code can be used by those outside of the UK Government who wish to produce quality and useful statistics.
30 min