ONS: three toolkits to assess administrative data quality

ONS: three toolkits to assess administrative data quality

Join analysts from Office for National Statistics and learn about three new tools developed to better assess administrative data quality

By Government Analysis Function

Date and time

Tue, 13 May 2025 02:00 - 03:00 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

ONS: three toolkits to assess administrative data quality

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Join Dr Karina Williams and analysts from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to find out about three tools that have been developed to assist analysts across the Government Statistical Service (GSS) to assess administrative data quality.


  1. The Administrative Data Quality Framework covers what aspects of quality to consider when using administrative data for research and statistical purposes. The framework aims to help you assess the quality of administrative data for use in the production of statistics
  2. The Administrative Data Quality Question Bank provides questions for analysts to consider as a quality assessment tool, or to ask data suppliers, to understand quality when conducting analysis or research using administrative data
  3. Our publication, Cataloguing errors in administrative data; outlines the different types of errors and methods to consider when using administrative data for statistical analysis or research. It gives a theoretical overview providing error classifications and outlining possible ways to deal with errors when using administrative data for statistical purposes


The Administrative Data Quality Question Bank (ADQQB) was developed by the Methodological Research Hub. The Administrative Data Quality Framework (ADQF) was developed by the Methodological Research Hub and the Data Quality Hub. Both teams are based in the Methods and Quality directorate of the Office for National Statistics (ONS).


About the presenters

Dr Karina Williams is Principal Methodologist in the Methodological Research Hub in the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The presenting team includes members of the Government Social Research (GSR) and Government Statistical Group (GSG) professions, and Methodologists from ONS.


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