New Zealand Statistical Association 2024 Conference

Gabriele Frigerio Porta

Ministry of Education

A statistician in the public sector

PRESENTATION WITHDRAWN

Government agencies produce publications and reports that serve a range of purposes, from supporting the decision-making process to monitoring trends of various aspects of the country. These analyses are based on public data; hence the public sector is home to many statisticians or data professionals. This is an introduction to the multi-faceted work of a statistician in the Ministry of Education. Tertiary System Performance Analysis (TSPA) is a data team embedded in the Tertiary Education policy group at the Ministry of Education. TSPA is responsible for producing a range of publications, resources, and reports on tertiary education that are made available for the public. The team also provides data and insights to support policy work and for the monitoring of key indicators. The team publishes data for public use (on Education Counts) and supplies it to Statistics New Zealand. From data analysis to trend forecasts, from requests and OIAs to costing and research, we will present several aspects of the daily life of a statistician in the public sector.