IAOS Conference 2012

IAOS Conference on Official Statistics:
getting our messages across - STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE
THE USE OF STATISTICS IN DECISION MAKING
Kyiv, 12-14 September 2012

Scope of the Conference

The IAOS 2012 conference will focus on how statistical offices are ensuring that the key messages in their statistics are getting through to users and are adding value to decision making. In particular it will cover:

-Standards for statistical reporting and commentary writing: using plain and simple language
-Statistical and graphical presentation techniques including the use of trend analysis and data visualisation
-Developments in the use of IT: the web, providing on-line analysis facilities for users, using metadata to improve searches; ipods, wikis and blogs
-How third parties can add value
-Marketing our statistics
-Building relationships with customers, monitoring feedback and setting priorities
-Statistical literacy