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PRINCIPLE 1: Relevance to Policy Issues and Society
Pages 27-30

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... to ensure that coherent and consistent statistical information is provided on major policy issues. To ensure that they are providing relevant information, statistical agencies need to reach out to a wide range of their data users, including staff in their own departments and other federal departments who use their data, members of Congress and congressional staff, state and local government agencies, academic researchers, businesses and other organizations, organized constituent groups, and the media.
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From page 28...
... .2 Some agencies obtain advice from committees and working groups that are organized by an independent association, such as the American Statistical Association's Committee on Energy Statistics for the Energy Information Administration. Holding workshops and conferences for data users or engaging with them at professional conferences are also valuable activities for facilitating interchange among users and agency staff (see NRC, 2013a)
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From page 29...
... , which provides substantive and technical advice cutting across the major economic statistics programs of three agencies -- the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau*
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... . Practices That Are Particularly Relevant for Principle 1 Practice 1: A Clearly Defined and Well-Accepted Mission Practice 2: Necessary Authority and Procedures to Protect Independence Practice 5: An Active Research Program Practice 6: Strong Internal and External Evaluation Processes for an Agency's Statistical Programs Practice 7: Coordination and Collaboration with Other Statistical Agencies Practice 9: Dissemination of Statistical Products That Meet Users' Needs
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