IMF launches Data Quality Reference Site

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In recent years, the IMF has intensified its efforts to help countries improve the quality of their data. The establishment of a Data Quality Reference Site on the IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (http://dsbb.imf.org) complements earlier work by the IMF’s Statistics Department on statistical methodologies and technical assistance and training activities, and the IMF’s data standards initiatives—-the Special Data Dissemination Standard and the General Data Dissemination System.

The main objective of the Data Quality Reference Site is to foster a common understanding of data quality. Drawing on contributions from the statistical community, the site introduces definitions of data quality, describes trade-offs among elements of data...