A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers principles and practices for federal statistical agencies to support their invaluable role of providing widely available, trustworthy, relevant, accurate, and timely government statistics. Such statistics are essential not only for policymakers and program administrators at all governmental levels, but also for individuals, households, businesses, and other organizations to make informed decisions.

This seventh edition offers five refined and updated principles for statistical agencies, such as public trust, credibility, independence from undue influence, and innovation — as well as 10 practices to help agencies fulfill the principles. Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency, Edition 7 is available for immediate release.