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Repeated weighting provides a method to obtain sets of table estimates with numerically consistent margins from combinations of registers and surveys. It is based on repeated application of the...

Inventories are a useful statistic for tracking and analysing short-term economic developments. This paper by Floris van Ruth and Marcel van Velzen describes how the index of inventories of finished...

This paper deals with non-response bias, discussing a few approaches in this field. It is demonstrated that nonresponse bias as to voter turnout is lower in a survey on living conditions than in a...

The method of repeated weighting aims at obtaining numerical consistency among tables estimated from different surveys. However, in its common form, it does not take into account the existing edit...

In this paper we present a new algorithm for solving the error localisation problem for a mix of continuous and categorical data. This algorithm is based on constructing a binary search tree.

Discussion paper A remote access system is a facility where users can submit queries for statistical information from their own computer. These queries are handled by the statistical agency and the...

Over the last few years several algorithms for solving the so-called error localisation problem have been developed at Statistics Netherlands. For six data sets involving numerical data we present...

This study illustrates how time-series model-based techniques can improve the production of official statistical figures for repeatedly conducted surveys. Apart from reducing the variance of...

PRAM (Post Randomization Method) is a disclosure control method for microdata, introduced in 1997. However, it has not yet been applied extensively by statistical agencies. This is partly due to the...

This study applies a range of predictive techniques to forecasting the sign of the next month’s change in five key economic indicators: consumer confidence, household consumption, producer...

A simulation study is performed to compare linearization and balanced repeated replication (BRR) variance estimates in various situations.

In this paper we propose a new approach to impute data under linear restrictions. If the data are normally distributed we will use simulations from the standard normal distribution. If the data are...

Discussion Paper about small area estimation for detailed unemployment figures.

Nonresponse is a recurring problem in household surveys in many countries. Response rates of Statistics Netherlands surveys often vary between 50% and 60%. Research shows that nonresponse is usually...

Contrary to mineral exploration, computer software development and literary or artistic work, Research and Development is in the present SNA-1993 not considered as an activity leading to the creation...

Two univariate outlier detection methods are introduced. In both methods, the distribution of the bulk of observed data is approximated by regression of the observed values on their estimated QQ plot...

This paper concentrates on methods for handling incompleteness caused by differences in units, variables and periods of the observed data set compared to the target one. Especially in economic...

Statistics Netherlands is planning to set up a system of productivity statistics. An innovative approach is to directly build up productivity indices from data at the level of the individual firm. To...

This paper is about the relation between productivity change at the micro level and the meso level. The paper considers the interplay between productivity change at the firm level and changes in the...

Experiments embedded in ongoing sample surveys are particularly appropriate to test effects of alternative surevey methodologies on estimates of finite population parameters.

Estimates for population statistics can be seriously biased in case response rates are low and the response to a survey is selective. Methods like poststratification or propensity score weighting are...

Statistics Netherlands is presently making a considerable effort in combining data from administrative sources with, mainly household, survey data. By making efficient use of register data,...

Statistics Netherlands participated in the EUREDIT project, a large international research and development project on statistical data editing and imputation that lasted from March 2000 till February...

Statistical agencies have to ensure that respondents’ private information cannot be revealed from the tables they release. A well-known protection method is cell suppression, where values that...