‘Official Statisties is the totality of the statistics produced by public statistical agencies ofa colinmy. Tt covers economic statistics including statistics of industrial production, services, prices and institutional sector, and social statistics encompassing population, and demography, housing, education, employment, health, autrition, income and expenditure, public order and afety; social security and welfare, leisure and cultural activities. i ! Official statistics are produced within the framework of national statistical system, A statistical: LU asgtom consists of the people, procedure, data and equipment for data processing and cl ; Hielemination. If the system is organised on a national basis, it is called a national stétistical, System. b ay pes of National Statistical System (NSS) jj1-' Centralised National Statistical System: is one where the whole process of data’ | production and dissemination to the governments and other users of statistics is carried out by an organ of the government. ‘4 iP Decentralised National Statistical System: is one whereby there is division of responsibility between various data collection agencies at different tiers of government yygi. and the different agencies are free to collect data to satisfy their respective needs. USER'S OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS 1. Users with @ general interest such as citizens, media and journalists, students and teachers, Users with a pre-defined/siructured interest such as intemational policies and monitoring frameworks, international organizations. 3 pie ; ©. 3. Users with a specific subject/domain interest such as decision mélers, policy makers = and analysis, marketing analysts, experts in a specific field, Priv and associations, = 4, Users with a reuse and reproduction interest such as other statistics, private or government organizations providing ‘informations Other providers of information services (e.g. App builders) Users with a research interest such as scientific community — academics and researchers, consultants and researchers in the government or private sector,formation as a sound basis for their advocacy work. Statistics is an important ‘ool for the eo yelopmentel planning of any country and the absence of such makes it impossible to, ensure’ i | fiffure development and the welfare of the society. i an National Statistical al System i Ay jj Research and Training institution including higher education instit Qbjectives of Nigeria National Statistical System ‘Yo raise public awareness about the importance and role of st , society ; & . To collect, process, analyses and disseminate quality statistical data, : To promote the use of best practice and international standards in statistical produetion, management and dissemination. i i | To promote the use of statistical data and information at individual, institutional, local | government area, national-and international levels, especially for evidence based policy design and decision making.7 { To build sustainable capacity for the production and use of statistical ddia and i information in the country for iia purpose. I system, The committee is headed by the Statistician General (i.e CEO of the Ms. ctions of Coor: inating Agenctes | 1) sion statietient programme for the approval of the NBS board. i || To examine the Statistics Act and recommend to the board any taastiy, ane as. , the need arises. e " To develop strategies which shall ensure uniform standard and methodolo gies alongs the various agencies with a view to improving on the quality comparability and timeliness of their statistics output. Hot {ppovcEEs 0 OF NATIONAL STATISTICS i ae tional Bureau of statistics’ (NBS) i 4 H eit : ‘ian is the main national agency responsible for the devel lopment and mnngerent of. Functions of National Bureau of Statistics | I ‘i To coordinate the National Statistical System. i i To advise the federal, state and local government on all suc to statistica? and development. | To develop and promote use of statistical standards and epproptiate methodologies in the system. \ To collect, compile, analyze, interpret, publish and disseminate statistical information alone or in collaboration with other agencies, both governments non- governmental agencies |To develop and maintain a comprehensive national data bank by encouragitg unit of line ministries and agencies develop their sectoral data bank and forward to the 4 bureau. To provide a focal point of contact with intemational agencies on statistical m To carry out all other functions relating to statistios as the federal government only’ assign to the bureau. ional Food Consumption Survey Isnal Consumer Expenditure Survey ey of Housing Status = of modern agricultural holdings ad iA dministrative Statistics Programme fijalytical programme oe tional Accounts Statistics | oa Reporting Service mnmental Statistics ons of National Bureau of Statistics nual Abstract of Statistics Distribution Survey of Nigeria, btrial Survey of Nigeria onsumer price index N ational Accounts of Nigeria ligest of statistics ies; To undertake the enumeration of the population of Nigeria ey 1 censuses and sample surveys. To establish and maintain a machinery for continuous and births and deaths throughout the country. To prepare and maintain a national framework for censuses and sample surveys To eatled, collect and publish data on migration planning and economic development. | To advise the federal government on any population and related mates and problems, the commission, and ,To arrange for the appointment and training of enumerators and all other eat : of staff of the commission. sopatiee s through its | | Annual Report and Statement of Account. | Economic and Financial Review. Monthly Report. Nigeria principal ec ic and financial indicators.DESIGNS FOR DATA COLLECTION Data Definition: Data can-be defined asa set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables, a fact , or figure from which conclusions can be drawn. Sources of data Data collection plays a very crucial role in the statistical analysis, In research, there are different methods used to gether information, all of which fall into two categories, i.e. primary data and secondary data 1. Primary Data Primary data refers to the first hand data gathered by the researcher for a specific purpose. Primary data are real time data. : The basic sources of primary data are censuses, sample surveys, observations, experiments, questionnaire, personal interview ete. Primary data are collected where a. The needed information does not exist elsewhere b. The needed information exist but is not reliable c. Collecting the information at first hand is only way such information can be obtained 2. Secondary Data ‘ ‘These are data which already exist and may be adapted for use in the current survey. Such data are collected originally for another purpose. Secondary data can be sourced fiom publications and records of ¢ nts and non- government organisations, joumals of universities and research administrative records ete. For secondary data to’be used with reasonable degree of confides must be assessed. This involves checking for the following: a, The source of the data b. The purpose of which it was collected . The method of data collection used °, d. Definition of terms used : 2 Coverage and changes overtime, if any Method of analysis cSFor secondary data to be used with reasonable degree of confidence, the validity of such data ‘must be assessed. This involves checking for the following; “a. The source of the data ‘b. The purpose of which it was collected c. The method of data collection used d. Definition of terms used “e..Coverag~ and changes overtime, if any Method of analysis Categories of data Data can be broken down into two categories: quantitative data and qualitative data. Quantitative data refers to any information that can be quantified that is, numbers. It refers to any information that can be counted or measured, and giyen a numerical value. Some of the examples of quantitative data are: , 1. How many people attended last. week’s birthday party? 12. How much revenue did a particular company make last year? Qualitative data is descriptive in nature, expressed in terms of language rather than numerical ~ °. values. You would turn to qualitative data to answer the “why?” or “how?” questions. It is often used to investigate open-ended studies, allowing participants 1o show their true feelings and actions without guidance. Data collection : || Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in 'en established system, which then enables one to answer Telewant gill outcomes. The goal of all data collection is to capture quality : Jead to the formulation of convincing and credible answers to th ‘There are many methods to collect data, but most statistical i ily use three methods of data collection: censuses, sample surveys and admis 5 1, Censuses In general, census refers to data collection about every unit in a grou opulation. If you Eo rded as a census of collect data about the height of everyone in your class, that would be reg your class. Censuses are often used not only to collect data about all units of a population. If you wanted to know how many people live in your street, you would need to list all of the dwellings in the street and then all people living at each of these dwellings. As you do so, you can decide to collect other information, such as age, sex and mother tongue. “That would enable you count the number of men, women and children in your street.