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Activity Number: 321
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #304229
Title: Benefits and challenges of supporting in-house analysis of data in a statistical agency
Author(s): Jane F. Gentleman*+
Companies: National Center for Health Statistics
Address: 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD, 20782,
Keywords: National Health Interview Survey ; National Center for Health Statistics ; Data analysis ; Statistical agency
Abstract:

The benefits and challenges of supporting in-house analysis of data in a statistical agency will be discussed. The benefits of in-house analysis to the analysis, the data, and the agency will be described. In-house analysis benefits the analysis because in-house analysts access data that are not (easily) available outside the agency, access data earlier, access multiple files, link microdata files, and have close contact with data sources. In-house analysis benefits the data when there is interaction between data producers and data analysts. In-house analysis helps the agency in policy making, assessing priorities, responding to information requests, increasing its recognition, and adapting to change. Insufficient resources and/or lack of recognition of the benefits of in-house analysis can result in statistical agencies limiting the quantity and/or complexity of in-house analysis.

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