Official Statistics (7 ECTS)

    Course Code: 
    6114
    Semester: 
    6th
    Elective Courses
    Διδάσκων: 

    CHASIOTIS VASILEIOS

    Introduction to Official Statistics. Data sources for Official Statistics – Administrative data and data integration. European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) with applications in R. Index numbers and errors in index numbers. Concentration indices. Small area estimation with applications in R. Modern and experimental Official Statistics.

    Recommended Reading

    • Τζωρτζόπουλος Π., Λειβαδά Α. (2011). Αριθμοδείκτες και Επίσημες  Στατιστικές, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Αθήνα.
    • OECD/European Union/EC-JRC. (2008). Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators: Methodology and User Guide, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264043466-en.
    • Eurostat. (2025). EU-SILC: Methodological Guidelines with Description of Variables. Link.
    • Eurostat. (2019). Guidelines on Small Area Estimation for City Statistics and Other Functional Geographies. Link.
    • Eurostat. (2026). Statistical requirements compendium. Link.