Understanding Economic Statistics: An OECD Perspective

by OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Governments make decisions affecting everybody, based on the economic statistics available to them. The media publish economic data on a daily basis. In countless different ways, economic statistics are a fundamental part of modern life, shaping the way we interpret and react to the world around us. But how are these statistics produced? Who decides which statistics are useful and which are not? And how can we be sure of the quality of the statistics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9264033122
• ISBN13: 9789264033122
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"