Integrated statistical systems: evolution or revolution?
Maria do Carmo Aguiar · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2008
Information technology developments have led to a new trend in the way statistics are produced: traditional aggregated reporting is gradually being replaced by item-by-item reporting. The advantages of this approach are enormous, ranging from lower reporting costs to greater flexibility in compilation. Although item-by-item reporting requires dealing with large volumes of data, this has become easier with the evolution of network and communication protocols, database systems and multidimensional analytical systems. Consequently, old multiple heterogeneous collection and compilation systems are being replaced by integrated systems.