Topic (iv) General discussion

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Topic (iv)General discussion
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Short summary

• Four interesting papers
• France improvement of the data editing process,
  with the use of metadata
• Finland definition of a list of indicators,
  with the aim of having a consistent and
  systematic practice for using them
• Canada use of an experimental design to improve
  the efficiency of the non- response follow-up
• Sweden qualitative approach, by the use of
  editing staff debriefings

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Questions for discussion (1)

• Is it possible to define a standardized framework
  for the indicators ?
• by using some international standards (GSIM,
  GSBPM, standard quality reports) ?
• Micro/macro para/metadata
• What to keep data at every step (for collected
  data, and for internal indicators)?
• What about the  human component  ?
• Para/metadata for the statistical infrastructures
  ?

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Questions for discussion (2)

• Different categories of users of the
  para/metadata
• Internal users the aim is to help to improve
  the efficiency of the production process
• Users of the statistics the aim is to provide
  information about their quality
• What about managers ?
• Too few / too much para/metadata ?