{"id":8573,"date":"2016-10-20T10:27:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T17:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/?p=8573"},"modified":"2016-10-20T10:27:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T17:27:31","slug":"celebrating-the-vital-role-of-statistics-in-national-development","status":"publish","type":"insider","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/insider\/celebrating-the-vital-role-of-statistics-in-national-development","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Vital Role of Statistics in National Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">By Linda Peters<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Today we celebrate World Statistics Day! And here at Esri, we&#8217;d like to take the opportunity to thank Statisticians around the world for their important contributions to making our lives better!  <span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman\">Statisticians &#8211; through the creation of official statistics &#8211; provide decisions makers with the facts and figures that inform and drive policies impacting millions of people on a daily basis.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/files\/2016\/10\/stats2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/files\/2016\/10\/stats2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Across the world statisticians are making a difference:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Supporting censuses around the world in 2016 from Australia to Canada\u2026.Egypt to Ireland;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Building the framework for censuses that will be completed in 2017 in places such as Palestine, Ethiopia and Colombia;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Providing the data that define, drive and measure the global Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">In undertaking these achievements, statisticians have adapted to significantly changing environments \u2013 reduced budgets and resources as well as the increasing demand for data on a constant basis.  Over the past 20-30 years they have accomplished this by changing their key business processes to accommodate changes in how they identify what data to collect, how they design and administer surveys, and how they disseminate data.  <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/files\/2016\/10\/changes-in-census-business-processes-World-Stats-day-fnl-slide4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8592\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/files\/2016\/10\/changes-in-census-business-processes-World-Stats-day-fnl-slide4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">GIS has been a part of this change and one that we see being embraced by more and more agencies.    Statisticians are embracing a fundamental geospatial statistical framework, one that will help them continue to innovate into the future.  <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Official statistics help decision makers develop informed policies that impact millions of people. Improved data sources, sound statistical methods, new technologies and strengthened statistical systems enable better decisions that eventually result in better lives for all of us. On 20 October 2016, the global statistical community will showcase their achievements and their ongoing work to help this vision come true. Congratulations to you! Want to learn more? 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