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Statystyka zrodlem wiedzy (referat wygloszony na zjezdzie wroclawskiego oddzialu pts)
STATISTICS AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE

Author(s): Walenty Ostasiewicz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: STATISTICS; SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE; WELFARE SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of social roots of statistics, and particularly it highlights its role in transforming data into knowledge. Statistics is the only tool enabling effective move from the welfare state to the welfare society. Following the Gurria's call for a new generation of statistics, the main ways for the development of this new statistics are also discussed. The problem how to meet new social needs rising in information societies or societies based on knowledge is also briefly discussed.

  • Issue Year: 14/2010
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 81-106
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish