IAOS-OECD conference "Better statistics for better lives",19-21 September 2018, Paris. More information at: http://www.oecd.org/IAOS2018/

1. Andrew Sporle
Chris Wild
Daniel Barnett
Alexander Stuteley
Making Official Statistics Usable by Non-Statisticians:
Novel tools for reducing the skill barriers to using
official statistics.
IAOS Conference
OECD Paris. September 2018.

2. The Problem
Statistical resources are increasingly
complex and decreasingly accessible
Awareness
of data
value
High
technical
barriers to
access
Demand
for access
to data
Are official statistics for us
or about us?

3. The Demand
Statistical resources are increasingly
complex and decreasingly accessible
Awareness
of data
value
High
technical
barriers to
access
Demand
for access
to data
Are official statistics for us
or about us?

4. www.temanararaunga.maori.nz

5. www.mobilitypartnership.org/

6. Advocating for the development
of capacity and capability across
the Māori data ecosystem
including:
‐ Data rights and interests
‐ Data governance
‐ Data storage and security
‐ Data access and control
https://www.temanararaunga.maori .nz/
Data is a valuable strategic resource

7. Māori driven community development

8. The Idea(s)
An accessible
front-end to data
resources
Embed the
technical
elements within
the software
Robust statistical
methods
Freeware
Multi-platform
Server-based or
standalone

9. Looking for assistance?
iNZight – a freeware statistics analyser

10. Graph-driven analysis:

11. Drag and drop selection:
Uploads data
R packages embedded
Drag and drop selection
Intuitive analysis

12. : point and click outcome visualisation

13. Works for national and
sub-national data

14. iNZight data loaded
Select
• Outcome of interest
• Number of populations
• Year range
• Age groups
• Aggregations for precision
All pull down menus or sliders

15. Epidemiology methods
• Internal / external standardisation
• External standard
• Internal reference population
• Confidence interval method
Hidden behind pull down menus
Robust epidemiological methods:

16. Population by
• Ethnicity
• Gender

17. Multiple presentation pages:

18. Interactive graphs
Multiple graph outputs:

19. All results are exportable:
Results in operable data file

20. Interactive regional maps:
Interactive
maps + graphs

21. Microdata
Rate
Calculator
Aggregation
Process:
Aggregated
data
Population
counts
Standards
Maps
Graphics
Engine
Also
confidentialises
data

22. Next steps:
iNZight as analysis tool for
Post-Censal survey within
secure data environment
Scoping potential for
national health statistics

23. More Information:
Download:
www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~wild/iNZight/
Applications:
Prof. Chris Wild c.wild@auckland.ac.nz
Download:
Publication pending
Applications:
Andrew Sporle a.sporle@auckland.ac.nz

24. Acknowledgements: