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Study of data collection procedures

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  • Ariyo, Ademola
  • Adeniran, Adebisi

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TheproblemofinconsistencyofAfricandataisnotnew.Thedeterminationofthenature andseverityofthisphenomenon,however,hasbecomeofmuchconcerntointerested observers.TheapropriatenesofthisconcernisreinforcedbythenedofAfrican countriesfortimelyandacuratedatainordertoensurethesucesfulimplementation oftheireconomicreformprogrames.Inthisregard,curentresearchhaspointedout widedivergencesinAfricandatapublishedbyvariousinternationalorganizationsas welasthecentralstatisticalorganizationsandotherpublicagenciesineachcountry. Aspartoftheconcertedefortstoidentifythemajorcausesofthedataproblem,this studyidentifiesthesimilaritiesandmajordiferencesindatageneratingandmanagement activitiesamongselectedorganizations.Twodata-generatingagenciesinNigeriawere alsocoveredbecauseaprecedingstudy,whosefindingspromptedthisresearch,was basedonNigeriaasacasestudy.Thefindingssugestwidedivergencesindefinition andmeasurementofconceptsadoptedbytheseorganizations.Thewidespreadnon- renditionand/ortheinadequacyofreturnsbyAfricanmembercountriestotheinternational andmultilateralinstitutionsalsonecesitaterelianceonstafestimatesassubstitutesfor misingdata.Theselargelyacountforthesignificantdiferencesindataonidentical indexesreportedonthesamecountrybytheseorganizations.Thereportthereforesugests thedevelopmentandenforcementofgeneralyaceptedstatisticalprocedures.Italso advocatestheidentificationandsatisfactionofdata-relatedcapacitynedsofeachAfrican country.

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  • Ariyo, Ademola & Adeniran, Adebisi, 1998. "Study of data collection procedures," Working Papers eb34fa49-c095-48a3-9488-f, African Economic Research Consortium.
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