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The Past, Present, and Future of Business Statistics: The Use of Data
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Laczka Éva
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2185/2018.06.008
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Hungarian Statistical Association (HSA), Budapest, Hungary
ABSTRACT
The history of independent Hungarian Statistics (including
Economic/Business Statistics) dates back to 1867. Among the first tasks of the
Hungarian Statistics, we needed to highlight the importance of surveying and analysing the state of the
Hungarian economy. While the statistics of economic branches (sectors) were
established in the last decades of the 19th century, the analysis of economy at national level appeared in the first half of
the 20th century. Over the decades, with the development of
technology and sciences, the changing economic processes have been shaped the
system of economic/business statistics. In the past few decades, the changes have been
accelerating; the digital world, information boom, and globalization represent nevertheless a much
greater challenge for statisticians and users than those of the previous
decades. It is getting more and more challenging to use the ocean of
information and data. In statistical knowledge, the
role of statisticians has gained importance, because
in order to produce, publish reliable data, and make proper decisions, we need to know all about
the statistical data (meaning of data) and statisticians need to enhance
statistical knowledge and statistical culture.
KEYWORDS
statistics, economic statistics, roots of statistics, globalization, concept enterprise, diversity, errors
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