The South Australian Branch of the Statistical Society would like to invite you to the August meeting of the 2024 program. This is an ABS double header with presentations from Jason Eridani & Julian Whiting.
Date: 7th August (Wednesday) 2024
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm (Adelaide Time)
Agenda:
- 5:30-6:00 - Refreshments and networking
- 6:00-7:00 - Presentations
- 7:30 - Dinner (see details below)
Venue: Centenary Building, level 3, Room C3-16, City East, Uni SA. Campus map https://unisa.edu.au/siteassets/campus-facilities/maps/city-east-campus-map.pdf
Also online (Zoom): Please note joining this meeting online requires pre-registration. Register in advance for this meeting:
https://unisa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqduCuqDouGtWgnOd1w782x6hSbMaMPKRk
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Please note the presentations will not be recorded
Dinner: Attendees are welcome to join the speakers over dinner at Café Michael 2, 204 Rundle St Adelaide. Please RSVP by Monday August 5 at 5pm to Lan.Kelly@unisa.edu.au
Speakers:
- Jason Eridani (Senior Statistical Analyst with the ABS’s Health and Disability Survey section)
- Julian Whiting (Assistant Director in the ABS’s Methodology and Data Science Division)
Topics:
- Jason: Overview of the Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study
- Julian: Methods for using new data sources in the Australian CPI
Overview of the Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study
The Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study (IHMHS) is the largest health study undertaken in Australian history, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of nation’s physical and mental wellbeing. The IHMHS comprises 4 national surveys: (i) National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing; (ii) National Health Study; (iii) National Nutrition and Physical Activity Study; and (iv) National Health Measures Study.
This presentation will provide an overview of the IHMHS including outlining the recent National Health Survey and National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing publications and available microdata products. Upcoming releases for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Health Survey will be discussed. The presentation will conclude with a detailed overview of the Nutrition and Physical Activity surveys’ collection methods and collaboration with Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Methods for using new data sources in the Australian CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is Australia’s official measure of household Inflation and is published on a quarterly basis. By late 2025 the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release a complete monthly measure of the CPI. The transition to a complete monthly measure has been facilitated by acquiring new data sources which has significantly improved data collection efficiency. These new data sources, such as point-of-sale transaction data and web-scraped data, exist for some other purpose, but compared with manual price collection they provide richer information for CPI compilation. Adopting the new data sources often requires changes to the methods used to aggregate price observations to compile the CPI. The new methods not only seek to maximise the value of the richer data, but also manage features which reflect the original purpose of the data source. This talk will provide an overview of the data collection and compilation of the CPI, and outline some of the methodological issues and challenges for adopting the new data sources.
Biography: Jason Eridani
Jason is a Senior Statistical Analyst with the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Health and Disability Survey section. For almost 3 years, he has worked exclusively on the Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study (IHMHS) across the Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveys and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Health Survey. Jason has had an extensive career working with public health data. Prior to transitioning to the ABS, Jason held a health performance officer role with the South Australian Department for Health with focus on defining and monitoring the South Australian health performance framework. Jason holds a bachelor of behaviour studies (psychology) degree, a graduate diploma in biostatistics and is in the final stages of the BCA masters program. He has contributed to research projects in collaboration with Women’s and Children’s Hospital - Child Development Unit looking at gender biases in autism spectrum disorder diagnoses in children.
Biography: Julian Whiting
Julian joined the Methodology Division of the ABS after completing a degree in Computer Science and Statistics at Adelaide University. During his career he has working with many different statistical areas in the organisation, undertaking methods research and providing solutions in areas including sample design, survey estimation and seasonal adjustment. Julian currently works in a team which provides methods-related support to the CPI transformation project which will deliver a complete monthly CPI by late 2025.
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