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PRINCIPLE 4: Independence from Political and Other Undue External Influence
Pages 39-42

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... ; 4See United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the Common Quality Framework of the European Statistical System in Appendix C, and OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 1 in Appendix A. 39
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... Department of Agriculture; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the National Center for Health Statistics; the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics; the Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics in the Social Security Administration; and the Statistics of Income Division in the Internal Revenue Service.
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... OMB provides governmentwide protocols and assurances on the release of key federal statistics and publishes in advance a release calendar for the entire year for Principal Federal Economic Indicators.7 A strong internal and external evaluation program (see Practice 6) can also help ensure that all agency statistical programs are adhering to standard procedures and are not manipulated.
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... is also key to the agency's preservation of its independence from political or other undue external interference. Practices That Are Particularly Relevant for Principle 4 Practice 1: A Clearly Defined and Well-Accepted Mission Practice 2: Necessary Authority and Procedures to Protect Independence Practice 3: Commitment to Quality and Professional Standards of Practice Practice 4: Professional Advancement of Staff Practice 6: Strong Internal and External Evaluation Processes for an Agency's Statistical Programs 8See OMB's Statistical Policy Directive No.
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