1. WORKSHOP GROUP ON QUALITY IN STATISTICS
Statistic Portugal experience in an ex-ant “certification” of the Statistical processes (Technical Approval)
WORKSHOP GROUP ON QUALITY IN STATISTICS
6th December 2016
Magda Ribeiro
Statistics Portugal | Planning Control and Quality Unit

2. Methodological document
Statistical Production Processes Handbook
≈ GSBPM
Methodological document

3. Methodological document
Statistical Production Processes Handbook
≈ GSBPM
Technical Approval
Technical dialogue
Methodological document

4. Technical Approval Process
Technical dialogue
Experts
Coordinator of the process = subject matter department
Data collection department
Methods Unit
IT Unit +
Dissemination unit and Planning/Financial and quality units
comprehensive
Standard Methodological Document
Internal procedure and guidelines support the technical approval process
Formal approval of the board
Process also in place to ONA - within SP coordination function
Similar template, also availably in metadata system
guarantying that best scientific methods and tools are applied to the statistical process individually, by means of internal rules and a transparent technical dialogue between the different teams

5. Technical Approval Process
Predefined outline
Identification of the statistical activity (internal codes, previous versions and updates, unit responsible...);
Rationale and justification for the new version (if applicable);
Identification of needs, scope and financial resources involved; main general characteristics (type, sources, periodicity, geographical detail, main users, revisions, principal indicators, standard release date);
Methodological items (population, sampling frame, observation unit, sample design, questionnaire design, collecting data – used method, definition of the period, use of proxies);
Processing of data (analysis and validation, non-response, data adjustments, comparability and coherence, confidentiality);
List of primary variables and data collection instruments;
List of non primary variables; dissemination plan;
List of concepts and classifications used.

6. Methodological document
Metadata system - SMI
Methodological document

7. Thank you for your attention!
Statistics Portugal | Planning Control and Quality Unit
Magda Ribeiro