Chapter 6 - The National Statistical Office

Chapter 6 - The National Statistical Office#

   

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National Statistical Office (NSO) is the leading producer of official statistics in a country and is responsible for coordinating all activities related to developing, producing, and disseminating official statistics in the national statistical system (NSS). This Chapter describes the main features of an NSO. It presents different management and organizational models for an NSO to best comply with its mandate and functions as the main producer of official statistics and coordinator of the NSS.