TY - JOUR
T1 - Statistics training in eastern and southern Africa
T2 - A study of supply and demand
AU - Woodward, Mark
AU - Dourmashkin, Neil
AU - Twagirumukiza, Etienne
AU - Mbago, Maurice C.Y.
AU - Ferreira Da Cunha, Adrião S.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - In recent years considerable concern has been expressed, from within and outside the continent, about the standard of official statistics in Africa. This has prompted the question of how effective the training of African statisticians has been. This paper describes findings from studies of current supply and future demand for statistics training in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, carried out in 1993 and 1994. Recommendations for future development of training systems are given. These include strengthening in-service training in national statistics organizations and developing regional courses for professional statisticians.
AB - In recent years considerable concern has been expressed, from within and outside the continent, about the standard of official statistics in Africa. This has prompted the question of how effective the training of African statisticians has been. This paper describes findings from studies of current supply and future demand for statistics training in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, carried out in 1993 and 1994. Recommendations for future development of training systems are given. These include strengthening in-service training in national statistics organizations and developing regional courses for professional statisticians.
KW - Africa
KW - Official statistics
KW - Statistics training
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-9884.00090
DO - 10.1111/1467-9884.00090
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0346614642
SN - 0039-0526
VL - 46
SP - 371
EP - 386
JO - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician
JF - Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician
IS - 3
ER -