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This book explores the independence of official statistics and describes the various legal and professional norms, institutional arrangements, instruments and practices that statisticians have developed over recent decades to protect their work from political interference. It argues that this ‘drive for independence’, which saw the replication of these norms, arrangements, and instruments across countries, was largely led by the international epistemic community of statisticians, and it identifies some of the paths and processes that enabled this drive. The study conducts an overall, multi-dimensional, and detailed comparative examination of the thirty-eight OECD countries’ norms, arrangements, and practices regarding the institutional and professional independence of official statistics. For that purpose, several dimensions have been surveyed and an index has been built that allows patterns and clusters to be uncovered among the OECD countries, shedding light on the variations that can be observed from one subgroup of countries to another. The issue of the independence of official statistics has been at the heart of several recent statistical controversies, including that of Greece’s debt, censuses in Canada and the United States, the Argentinian cost of living index, and some recent cases of resignation or dismissal of senior statisticians in various countries. Such independence has been a major topic of discussion in the epistemic community since the turn of the century, and concerns have also been addressed more widely, in the media. The subject of the book is particularly relevant as official statistics also play a significant role in monitoring the progress of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the topic of official statistics and to students of government in general.

Social sciences --- Comparative government. --- Sampling (Statistics). --- Quantitative research. --- Political science. --- Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy. --- Comparative Public Policy. --- Methodology of Data Collection and Processing. --- Data Analysis and Big Data. --- Governance and Government. --- Statistical methods. --- Governs comparats --- Mostreig (Estadística)

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Social sciences (general) --- Politics --- Public administration --- overheid --- politiek --- sociale wetenschappen

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Based around a number of illustrative case studies, this book charts the development of our modern day reliance on statistics. Topics covered include scientific innovations, administrative issues and the use of numbers in politics. By looking at these aspects of statistics together, the authors are able to present a truly original work - one that provides an international perspective on the rhetoric of numbers.

Statistics --- History --- Social aspects. --- Political aspects.

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Comment les mathématiciens ont-ils mis leurs compétences, leurs connaissances et leur renommée au service de l’action militaire lors de différents conflits des XIXe et XXe siècles ? Leur intervention a pu être déclinée de bien des façons et se faire de manière plus ou moins volontaire, et avec des convictions variables, allant de l’engagement total jusqu’au refus de toute compromission. Le présent livre, issu d’un colloque tenu à Paris en février 2012 à l’Institut des sciences de la communication du CNRS (ISCC), se concentre sur différents modes d’implication des mathématiciens dans les guerres des deux derniers siècles.

War and mathematics --- Mathematicians --- Mathematics --- Attitudes --- Political activity --- History --- Math --- Science --- Scientists --- Mathematics and war --- mathématiques --- communication --- guerre --- histoire militaire