Official Statistics - Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
OS
A
Official statistics
2
Q
Do OS give sociologists primary or secondary data?
A
Secondary
3
Q
Who can produce OS?
A
Government or other official bodies
4
Q
What purposes do the government collect data for?
A
Their own purposes
5
Q
Three types of sources used to create OS
A
Registration
Official surveys
Administrative records
6
Q
What agencies produce non-official statistics?
A
Non-state agencies such as the church
7
Q
Who are OS not collected by?
A
Sociologists which limits them to using statistics from other people’s topic choices
