Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity

Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity

The World Bank’s Statistical Capacity Index has been widely employed to measure country statistical capacity since its inception two decades ago. This paper builds on the existing advantages of the Statistical Capacity Index, conceptually and empir...

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Main Authors: Dang, Hai-Anh H., Pullinger, John, Serajuddin, Umar, Stacy, Brian
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
STATISTICAL CAPACITY
STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE
STATISTICAL INDICATORS
NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM
STATISTICAL CAPACITY INDEX
WDR BACKGROUND PAPER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/440191616164007723/Statistical-Performance-Indicators-and-Index-A-New-Tool-to-Measure-Country-Statistical-Capacity
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spelling okr-10986-353012022-09-20T00:09:14Z Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity Dang, Hai-Anh H. Pullinger, John Serajuddin, Umar Stacy, Brian STATISTICAL CAPACITY STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE STATISTICAL INDICATORS NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM STATISTICAL CAPACITY INDEX WDR BACKGROUND PAPER The World Bank’s Statistical Capacity Index has been widely employed to measure country statistical capacity since its inception two decades ago. This paper builds on the existing advantages of the Statistical Capacity Index, conceptually and empirically, to offer new statistical performance indicators and the Statistical Performance Index, which can better measure a country’s statistical performance. The new index has clearer conceptual motivations, employs a stronger mathematical foundation, and significantly expands the number of indicators and countries covered. The paper further provides empirical evidence that illustrates the strong correlation of the new index with other commonly used development indicators of human capital, governance, poverty, and inequality. The framework can accommodate future directions to improve the index as the global data landscape evolves 2021-03-25T13:47:43Z 2021-03-25T13:47:43Z 2021-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/440191616164007723/Statistical-Performance-Indicators-and-Index-A-New-Tool-to-Measure-Country-Statistical-Capacity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35301 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9570 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic STATISTICAL CAPACITY
STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE
STATISTICAL INDICATORS
NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM
STATISTICAL CAPACITY INDEX
WDR BACKGROUND PAPER
spellingShingle STATISTICAL CAPACITY
STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE
STATISTICAL INDICATORS
NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM
STATISTICAL CAPACITY INDEX
WDR BACKGROUND PAPER
Dang, Hai-Anh H.
Pullinger, John
Serajuddin, Umar
Stacy, Brian
Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9570
description The World Bank’s Statistical Capacity Index has been widely employed to measure country statistical capacity since its inception two decades ago. This paper builds on the existing advantages of the Statistical Capacity Index, conceptually and empirically, to offer new statistical performance indicators and the Statistical Performance Index, which can better measure a country’s statistical performance. The new index has clearer conceptual motivations, employs a stronger mathematical foundation, and significantly expands the number of indicators and countries covered. The paper further provides empirical evidence that illustrates the strong correlation of the new index with other commonly used development indicators of human capital, governance, poverty, and inequality. The framework can accommodate future directions to improve the index as the global data landscape evolves
format Working Paper
author Dang, Hai-Anh H.
Pullinger, John
Serajuddin, Umar
Stacy, Brian
author_facet Dang, Hai-Anh H.
Pullinger, John
Serajuddin, Umar
Stacy, Brian
author_sort Dang, Hai-Anh H.
title Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity
title_short Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity
title_full Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity
title_fullStr Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity
title_full_unstemmed Statistical Performance Indicators and Index : A New Tool to Measure Country Statistical Capacity
title_sort statistical performance indicators and index : a new tool to measure country statistical capacity
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/440191616164007723/Statistical-Performance-Indicators-and-Index-A-New-Tool-to-Measure-Country-Statistical-Capacity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35301
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