Development of a Code of Practice and Indicators for Quality Management of Official Statistics in Thailand

Authors

  • Titirut Mekbunditkul Research Service Center, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Sorachai Phisalbutr Retired Government Official, Bangkok, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2017.06.23

Keywords:

Code of Practice, Rules, Indicators, Official Statistics, Quality Management

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the National Statistical Office of Thailand, and constructs a Code of Practice and indicators for quality management of official statistics in Thailand. Official statistics for quality management from three international agencies include the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), European Statistical System (Eurostat), and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Factor analysis is used to determine the important indicators and their respective weights. The research shows that a Code of Practice for quality management of official statistics in Thailand should be comprised of 9 rules and 35 common indicators.

References

The Expert Group on NQAF (2012). Guidelines for the template for A Generic National Quality Assurance. N.P: n.p.
European Statistical System Committee (2011). EUROPEAN STATISTICS CODE OF PRACTICE. N.P: n.p.
European Statistical System (2012). Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System. N.P: n.p.
International Monetary Fund (2003). Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF) for Monetary Statistics. Washington, DC, USA: International Monetary Fund.
Phisalbutr, S., Mekbunditkul, T. and Kamdits, S (2013). Development of Official Statistics and Statistical Information of Thai Government Office 21 Branches. Bangkok, Thailand: National Statistics Office.

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Published

2017-06-09

How to Cite

Mekbunditkul, T., & Phisalbutr, S. (2017). Development of a Code of Practice and Indicators for Quality Management of Official Statistics in Thailand. Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 6, 239–247. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2017.06.23

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Special Issue - Recent Topical Research on Global, Energy, Health & Medical, and Tourism Economics, and Global Software