Analyses within economic statistics both make use of and provide the empirical data needed in economic research, whether descriptive oreconometric. They are a key input for decision making as toeconomic policy. The subject includes statistical analysis of topics and problems inmicroeconomics,macroeconomics,business,finance,forecasting,data quality, andpolicy evaluation.[2] It also includes such considerations as what data to collect in order to quantify some particular aspect of an economy and of how best to collect in any given instance.[3]
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