Basiswissen Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler - 3: Wirtschafts- und Bevölkerungsstatistik

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The content covers the scope and tasks of economic and population statistics, including definitions and historical context. It delves into official statistics in Germany, contrasting official and unofficial statistics, and discusses the 1987 census ruling and federal statistics law. Key topics include legal obligations, public relations, international cooperation, and data collection techniques. The population section examines the survey system, population definitions, growth, density, age structure, and migration patterns. Employment and unemployment statistics are also analyzed, detailing the survey system and key employment metrics. Price statistics are explored through their historical context, collection systems, and indices related to living costs, price levels, and inflation rates. The production and labor productivity section discusses measurement systems, production concepts, indices, and productivity metrics. National accounts are addressed, focusing on the survey system, circular flow representation, social product calculations, and key economic indicators, including input-output tables and growth cycles. The appendices provide methodological foundations, covering statistical symbols, characteristics, distributions, transformations, averages, measures of dispersion, index numbers, growth, elasticity, correlation, regression, and error analysis. Legal foundations are also included, detailing the 1987 federal stat