Web 2.0 and official statistics: The case for a multi-disciplinary approach

Statistical Journal of the IAOS

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 117-123

  Smith, Alan ^a   Rogers, Steven ^a  

^a Office of National Statistics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; OFFICIAL STATISTICS; PRIVATE SECTORS; PUBLIC SERVICES; TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES; WEB 2.0; WEB-BASED RESOURCES;

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API);

EID: 68349150408     PISSN: 18747655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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