Structure of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Ms

Structure of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Ms Rebecca Cassidy Assistant Director Quality Management Team

The big picture

The Big Picture Darwin Brisbane Perth Sydney Adelaide Melbourne Canberra Hobart

About the ABS §Australia's official statistical agency §Internationally recognised as one of the top statistical agencies in the world §Around 3, 000 employees §Headquarters in Canberra §Offices in each State and Territory

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ABS Functions §Responsible for providing an extensive range of economic and population statistics §Co-ordinating role for all government statistical services within Australia §Liaise with other countries and international organisations on statistical matters §Conduct and develop new surveys

Current Organisation Structure Brian Pink Australian Statistician DAS, Macroeconomics DAS, Population, Labour, Industry and Environment Statistics DAS, Social Statistics FAS Methodology and Data Management FAS Technological Services FAS Integrated Collection and Dissemination Services FAS Corporate Services

Methodology Division §Responsible for the development and application of mathematical, statistical and econometric analysis techniques §Around 100 statisticians §Recruit graduates with strong qualifications in mathematical statistics, econometrics, mathematics, or closely related fields

Our role §Research and Development Ømethodological research Øinfrastructure development §Client Support Ødesign of surveys Øimplementation of methodological changes Øsupport of procedures requiring methodological knowledge: seasonal adjustment, confidentiality §staff usually has both research as well as support roles

Methodology and Data Management Division (Geoff Lee) Statistical Services Branch (85) Household Survey Method Business Survey Method Time Series Analysis Data Confidentiality/ Quality Operations Research Data collection method/design Analytical Services Branch (30) Data Management and Standards National Statistical Service

Statistical Services Branch (SSB) §SSB is focussed on the methods used within the ABS to collect data and produce statistics. §The purpose is to ensure that the statistical methodology underpinning ABS statistics is sound, defensible, & cost-effective. §The day to day work involves a great deal of participation in internal boards, committees and meetings, assessing and developing proposals for surveys, statistics and statistical processes. There is also a strong focus on research and development, and liaison and cooperation with other methodologists, working in statistical agencies in other countries, or elsewhere.

Quality Management Team § 2 full time staff §supported by SSB staff in office for implementation of quality initiatives with clients §main responsibilities: Øproject and client management of QIS Ødevelop and management of Quality Declarations Ødevelop Quality management training courses Øpromotion and assistance of quality initiatives to internal ABS clients

Current Quality Initiatives for ABS §Implementation of Quality Gates §Implementation of Quality Declarations §Develop and Use of Quality Infrastructure System (QIS) for delivery of QMs §Release of Quality Manual and Quality Assistant §Developing an environment of focussing on early detection of quality risks and monitoring of survey processes §Management Info (MI), Clearance Reports and Quality Reviews