Abstract #301728

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301728
Activity Number: 476
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 7, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #301728
Title: Issues in Measuring the Quality of Federal Statistical Data
Author(s): Eugene M. Burns*+
Companies: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Address: 4701 31st St. South, Arlington, VA, 22206-1606,
Keywords: data quality ; federal statistics ; quality management ; performance measurement
Abstract:

Recent developments ("The Data Quality Act" and subsequent OMB directive) have intensified the emphasis on data quality among federal statistical agencies. Under the OMB directive, agencies are now required to formally establish and follow information quality guidelines. In addition, agencies are required to adopt a basic standard of quality (objectivity, utility, and integrity in OMB's definition) as a performance goal. If quality is a performance goal, then it needs associated measurable outcomes. This paper explores issues involved in attempting to measure the quality of federal statistical data. Issues to be resolved include (1) the definition of statistical data quality, (2) the determination of the users and uses of the data quality measurements, (3) implementation considerations, and (4) the evaluation of the resulting measures. The discussion of issues draws upon computer science, statistics, and quality management literature and includes examples from federal statistical agencies.

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