Methodology and quality

• About statistics
• Methodology & quality
• General methodology
• Specific methodology
• Quality
• Methodology Advisory Committee
• Methodology Consultancy Service (MCS)
• GSS Methodology Conferences
• Census methodology
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General methodology
Covers general principles and processes leading up to production of our statistics, and details the progress of ONS methodologists on a collection of work programmes aimed at improving our techniques.

Specific methodology
Information behind some of our key statistics. Includes bulletins, notes, papers, reports, guides, investigations, revision explanations and feasibility studies.

Quality
About the work ONS is undertaking to monitor the quality of published statistics, and develop improvements to existing data.

Government Statistical Service Methodology Advisory Committee (GSS MAC)
A forum to allow government statisticians to obtain advice on methodological issues from professional statisticians from outside government, and to provide an opportunity to build and strengthen links between the GSS and the rest of the statistical profession.

Methodology Consultancy Service
Offers methodological training and support to public sector organisations.

Government Statistical Service (GSS) Methodology Conferences
Papers from the annual conference of GSS methodologists.

Census methodology
Includes documentation covering methodological work leading up to Census 2001, and preparatory work for the 2011 Census.

3MOONS
3MOONS, Methodology Directorate's quarterly newsletter, provides an overview of methodology in ONS, interviews with staff, and summaries of the projects they are working on.