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PRINCIPLE 5: Continual Improvement and Innovation
Pages 43-46

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... They must continually improve and innovate to be able to create reliable information on new policy questions, to provide objective information in a cost-effective way, and to meet user demands for more timely and granular information for statistical purposes. Policy needs shift and evolve, and the society and economy that federal statistical agencies seek to measure are also evolving and changing at a rapid pace.
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... An effective statistical agency seeks out and carefully evaluates the quality and utility of potential new data sources and methods to harness information that could be useful for statistical purposes. Nontraditional data sources, such as sensor or transactions data, and fuller use of administrative records can potentially contribute to statistical programs by: (1)
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... The decentralized nature of the U.S. federal statistical system can make it difficult for federal statistical agencies to easily learn from each other, but interagency and international collaborations can provide important and useful means for improving statistical programs.
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... 46 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR A FEDERAL STATISTICAL AGENCY Practices That Are Particularly Relevant for Principle 5 Practice 3: Commitment to Quality and Professional Standards of Practice Practice 4: Professional Advancement of Staff 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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