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The penetration of socio-economic statistics in modern culture appears now so deep that we may forget how recent it is. This conference, honoring one of its artisans, provides an excellent opportunity for looking back to the evolution realized since Stefano Franscini’s times. Indeed, what matters in this penetration is not only the careful collection and presentation of relevant data, to which Franscini took part, but also the objective knowledge that statistics carry to social sciences and to the public, as well as the empirical material they supply for preparation and evaluation of public policies; and the importance of these broad services was perfectly explained by him. Today we realize how far-seeing were his pleas, which few of his contemporaries understood. This paper must be read as a belated recognition of his wisdom.
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Malinvaud, E. (1997). Evolution of Economic and Social Statistics over two Centuries. In: Malaguerra, C., Morgenthaler, S., Ronchetti, E. (eds) Conference on Statistical Science Honouring the Bicentennial of Stefano Franscini’s Birth. Monte Verità. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8930-8_6
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