Computers are an essential element in the daily work of any statistician today. With regard to statistical teaching at university level, the situation is completely different. This article describes a project aiming at the integration of statistical software in introductory statistic courses at...

In this article we analyse the causes for some complaints about statistical education. We also present some suggestions how to improve the situation. The deficiencies mentioned are: <UnorderedList Mark="Bullet"> <ItemContent> Job candidates which have passed a study in Economics reveal a substantial weakness or inability to deal with...</itemcontent></unorderedlist>

The article advocates for a paradigm shift for the access of scientists to data from official statistics. Trust, verified by certification, creates new and efficient possibilities for remote data access. The author sketches the development of data access for scientists under the existing federal...

Modern systems of official statistics require the timely estimation of area-specific densities of sub-populations. Ideally estimates should be based on precise geo-coded information, which is not available due to confidentiality constraints. One approach for ensuring confidentiality is by...

The multi-period multinomial Probit model (MMPM) is seen as a flexible tool to explain individual choices among several alternatives over time. There are two versions of this model: a) for each individual the covariates for all alternatives are known and b) for each individual only the...

Der Aufsatz setzt sich mit dem empirischen Befund auseinander, dass die unterschiedliche Behandlung der kleinen und der großen Gemeinden beim Zensus 2011 zu unterschiedlich hohen Differenzen zwischen Bevölkerungsfortschreibung und Zensus führt. Dabei weisen die großen Gemeinden mit mehr als...

Nonresponse in surveys may result in a distortion of the distribution of interest. In a panel survey the participation behavior in later waves is different from the participation behavior at the start. With register data that cover also the information for non-respondents one can observe a fade...

In self-reported data usually a phenomenon called 'heaping' occurs, i.e. survey participants round the values of their income, weight or height to some degree. Additionally, respondents may be more prone to round off or up due to social desirability. By ignoring the heaping process a severe bias...