Official statistics are the central information service provider in a democratically organized society. It informs politics, business and society about current economic, social and increasingly also ecological developments. In this way, it forms an important basis for informed decisions, but at the same time it is a supervisory body, especially for politics, by empirically reflecting the consequences of decisions and actions. In order to meet these demands, official statistics has a strict methodology and also methodology oriented to high quality standards, on the basis of which there has been an intensive examination of complex statistical modeling, machine learning techniques and the possibilities of new data sources in recent years. (This development has also led to close cooperation with a number of universities, resulting in an EU-wide certification of partial courses (EMOS: European Master in Official Statistics). At LMU, it is possible to obtain the EMOS certificate within the framework of the master's program in statistics with a focus on economics and social sciences).
The course "EMOS A" aims to prepare students for participation in this discourse and the numerous opportunities for cooperation with public data producers by providing an insight into typical questions and modes of argumentation, methodological and methodological principles, and the most important products of official statistics. First of all, the basic principles and legal framework of official statistics, their fundamental structure in Germany/Europe and their most important supporting institutions are discussed as a basis. Further topics will then include the EU system of environmental indicators, a discussion of the role of Big Data in official statistics, selected aspects of result dissemination and statistical literacy, and access to official data sources for (own) secondary analyses, including an introduction to statistical anonymization techniques.
The format of the course is a mix of inverted classroom elements (online and in person) and guest lectures.
The course is compulsory within the EMOS variant; all other students can acquire 6 ECTS credits, which they can have credited flexibly.
Enrollment Key: emosa
- Учитель: Dominik Kreiß
- Учитель: Anian Rottmüller