Data and metadata exchange between organizations requires a common language for describing structure and content of statistical data and metadata. The SDMX consortium develops content oriented guidelines (COG) recommending harmonized cross-domain concepts and terminology to increase the...

Grundlage für die empirische Analyse freiberuflicher Existenzgründungen ist eine möglichst umfassende Datenbasis, welche relevante Informationen zur Existenzgründung der Freiberufler beinhaltet und ein realistisches Abbild der Wirklichkeit (Repräsentativität) wiedergeben kann. In diesem...

Am Beispiel eines Einzelfalles werden in diesem Buch die Stationen einer schriftlichen Befragung von der ersten Idee über die Eingabe der Daten bis hin zur statistischen Auswertung und Berichterstattung nachgezeichnet. Das Buch zeigt konkret, worauf man beim schriftlichen Befragen achten muss,...

This paper explores the realities of disclosure risks in the current big data landscape, examining implications for individuals, society, and the evolving ethical landscape. One these realities is pervasive use of dark patterns in data collection. Dark patterns are user interfaces crafted to...

National surveys are crucial for estimating key economic aggregates, including the unemployment rate, labor force participation, and household expenditures. The accuracy of these indicators is increasingly under scrutiny due to declining response rates and the consequent risk of nonresponse...

Statistical agencies have a dual mandate to provide accurate data and protect the privacy and confidentiality of data subjects. These mandates are fundamentally at odds and therefore must be balanced: more accurate data reduces privacy, while privacy protections introduce error that reduces...

Surveys are a widely used tool to answer socio-economic research question across disciplines. However, data collection can face certain problems such as nonresponding units. For household and population surveys, a large body of literature about the effects of nonresponse exist but only less is...