1. LAMAS Working Group 7-8 December 2016
Agenda Item 2.2 IESS - Breaks in time series
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2. Background Needs for a common strategy
Common strategy not to be prescriptive: just an ordered list of possible approaches to choose among
Financing
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3. Comments received
Do you agree on the criteria proposed for drafting the list of indicators to be covered by the common strategy?
YES 30
NO 4
Do you agree on the list of communication/dissemination strategies to be evaluated in the next TF1 meeting?
YES 32
NO 2
Proposal for both enlarging and reducing the list, it will be discussed in TF1
Further strategies can be taken into consideration, details are needed
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4. Comments received
Do you agree on the list of methodologies proposed for each possible communication /dissemination strategy to be ranked in a 3 categories scale?
YES 29
No 4
Do you agree on the list of possible ways to plan the overlapping period and the overlapping sample?
YES 29
No 4
Overlapping sample concern only countries choosing this method
No gradual introduction
Parallel Sample size can be discussed
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5. Results of LAMAS consultation
Envisaged methods:
3.1 : 6
3.2 : 7
4 : 12
Not yet : 6
Open questions for countries envisaging to adopt 3.1 or 3.2:
how will you run the seasonal adjustment of quarterly regular series
how to deal with indicators for which long time series are requested (ex. MIP scoreboard)
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6. Additional points to be discussed in TF1
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