Government statistical agencies and the politics of credibility
Auteur :
Howard, Cosmo Wyndham
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108811750
Date de publication :
9 mars 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
380 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Who decides how official statistics are produced? Do politicians have control or are decisions left to independent statistical agencies? Interviews with statisticians in Australia, Canada, Sweden, the UK and the USA reveal that the power over statistics is distributed differently across countries, and this book explains why.