Using big data in official statistics: Why? When? How? What for?

[EN] This paper analyses the potential usefulness of big data in official statistics starting from four key questions such as Why? When? How? and What for - should we use big data in official statistics? To derive some answers related to empirical cases. This paper presents a big data classification...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Mazzi, Gian Luigi
Format: book part
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/112114
Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/112114
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Web data
Internet data
Big data
QCA
PLS
SEM
Conference
Nowcasting indicators
Policy areas
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Summary:[EN] This paper analyses the potential usefulness of big data in official statistics starting from four key questions such as Why? When? How? and What for - should we use big data in official statistics? To derive some answers related to empirical cases. This paper presents a big data classification by types, which is then used to identify how big data can answer to specific information needs in key policy areas. Based on the findings of these investigations, some very provisional and subjective answers to the questions raised above are derived.