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"Statistische Lügen": Ein Plädoyer für einen angemessenen Wahrheitsbegriff der Wirtschaftsstatistik

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The subject of this paper is an attempt to reconsider the relations between economic statistical information and the reality about which it pretends to state something. We develop a notion of adequacy with respect to reality which is appropiate for economic and social statistics. After characterizing methodology and operation of economic Statistics the classical concepts of model and truth are outlined and criticized. Then a constructivistic concept of model is proposed which leads to a pragmatic notion of truth of economic and social statistical data.

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  • Hans Wolfgang Brachinger, 1994. ""Statistische Lügen": Ein Plädoyer für einen angemessenen Wahrheitsbegriff der Wirtschaftsstatistik," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 130(III), pages 377-389, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ses:arsjes:1994-iii-7
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    1. Hans Brachinger, 2007. "Statistik zwischen Lüge und Wahrheit," AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, Springer;Deutsche Statistische Gesellschaft - German Statistical Society, vol. 1(1), pages 5-26, June.
    2. Hans Wolfgang Brachinger, 2003. "Statistik zwischen Lüge und Wahrheit: Zur Aussagekraft wirtschafts- und sozialstatistischer Aussagen," FSES Working Papers 362, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Freiburg/Fribourg Switzerland.

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