The federal statistical system [March 2021]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Office of Planning, Budget, and Legislation.
• Description:
  The U.S. federal statistical system is composed of the 13 principal federal statistical agencies, each of which has a principal mission to produce a substantial portion of official federal statistics. The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs coordinates the nation’s decentralized federal statistical system through the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, which enables the exchange of information about statistical programs and activities. Within this system, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) functions as the federal agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of the nation’sVital and health statistics.
  
  Federal statistical agencies are charged with providing relevant, accurate, and timely data to inform public and private decision making. To meet this charge, agencies rely on the Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency developed by the National Research Council of the National Academies to guide their strategic planning, daily operations, and interactions with stakeholders. Agencies embrace a common set of professional standards and operational practices designed to ensure the quality, integrity, and credibility of their statistical activities. This allows them to provide objective information that is relevant to issues of public policy. Independence is key to maintaining the trust of those who provide and use the information. Actual or perceived violations of any of these principles undermine the scientific integrity of, and public confidence in, the data produced by principal statistical agencies.
  
  CS322754
  
  NCHS-Fact-Sheet-Federal-Statistical-System.pdf
  
  
• Content Notes:
  What is a federal statistical agency? -- About NCHS -- OMB directives in practice
• Subjects:
  Data Collection Health Care Surveys Health Surveys United States Government Agencies Vital Statistics
• Series:
  NCHS Fact Sheet
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  2 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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• Download URL:
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