Experimental Statistics: a New Common Language for Uncommon Data

Abstract

In recent years, the data deluge from unofficial sources has forced national statistical institutes in developed countries to think differently. Direct surveys are no longer able to satisfy the growing demand for data for very small territorial areas with rapid publication frequency. The use of administrative sources and social networks is producing new studies and analyses towards a new paradigm of official statistics. International research groups are already working hard to provide high quality data which, however, are not yet "mature" to become official statistics. The Italian case and other international cases represent a complete state of the art of experimental statistics.