... aims to “set the record straight” by presenting facts and figures to clarify

1. issues on official statistics that have been misquoted, misinterpreted, misused and
2. questions on assumptions and methodologies used in generating official statistics,

which have been published in newspapers and websites, broadcast in radio or television, and/or presented/discussed in public fora.

Principle 4 of the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics states that “statistical agencies are entitled to comment on erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics.” While statistics can be used and interpreted in many different and acceptable ways, it is important that attention be drawn by statistical agencies to incorrect use or misinterpretation by users of official statistics in order to maintain trust and confidence on official statistics.

Through this information service, we hope to continue enlightening our public on proper data analysis and interpretation and thus promote responsible use of official statistics produced by the Philippine Statistical System.

If you have encountered or are aware of any news article or opinion/view published in the media or the Internet, or any public presentation that tends to confuse rather than enlighten or does not conform to generally-accepted statistical standards and principles, you are most welcome to e-mail us at info@nscb.gov.ph.

2013

May

• On the article entitled “PNoy doubts poverty data”
  which was published on 26 April 2013
  in Manila Standard Today

January

• On the “3rd Quarter 2012 GDP growth rate could be wrong”

2011

December

• On The Refinements on the Official Poverty Estimation Methodology, The Sources of Differences of the Official Poverty Statistics and the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction Estimates, and Other Official Poverty Statistics-Related Concerns

2010

October

• No Abracadabra at the NSCB, says Dr. Villegas

September

• On the “doctoring” of population statistics

June

• On the 2009 Poverty Statistics

2009

December

• On Questions about Philippine GDP Estimates

2007

August

• On the computation of official poverty lines

July

• On reliability of government economic data

May

• On BPO churns $2.4B

April

• On the country’s family income and expenditure data
• On poverty thresholds and income

2006

August

• On the redefinition of social indicators
• On violence against women

June

• On the 2003 final poverty statistics
• On unemployment

May

• On projected population growth

March

• On the 3rd Quarter 2005 Compensation Per Employee Index

2005

December

• On measuring income inequality between the
  rich and the poor

September

• On data revisions

May

• On the 2003 poverty statistics

March

• Population Boom or Bust?

2004    

July

• On Q1 2004 Economic Performance of the Philippines

May

• On "Economics of Population Growth"