Government statistical agencies and the politics of credibility / Cosmo Howard.

"Who decides how official statistics are produced? Do politicians have control or are key decisions left to statisticians in independent statistical agencies? Interviews with statisticians in Australia, Canada, Sweden, the UK and the USA were conducted to get insider perspectives on the nature of de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Howard, Cosmo (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Series:	Cambridge studies in comparative public policy.
Subjects:	Statistical services. Government information agencies. Administrative agencies > Data processing > Standards. Government accountability. Truthfulness and falsehood.
Physical Description:	xiv, 230 pages ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

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