What is the policy on dissemination of experimental statistics?
ONS’ policy on dissemination of experimental statistics is being developed, but currently states that: Experimental series will be introduced by an article on the NS Website and in the appropriate “Trends” publication, to explain their concepts and construction etc. Experimental series will then be updated on the NS Website. They will be accessible via a dedicated area of the Latest Releases section. This will ensure that the status of the series is clear. Articles and/or tables can be made available for downloading. Whilst updates for experimental series will be disseminated via the Website, the information may also appear in paper publications, such as the next edition of the appropriate “Trends” publication. It is important that in all cases these statistics are clearly marked as experimental.