On statistical file systems II

Translation of a paper presented for the Nordic directors of statistics in Copenhagen, June 16—18, 1966At the Nordic statistical meeting in Helsinki 1960, some ideas were presented under the name Statistical file system (2). The aim of the present paper is to discuss some further views connected to such a system and report how we are implementing some of these ideas in Norway. The presentation is to a large extent based on impulses from discussions with a number of statisticians. The name statistical file system may give the impression that there is something quite new we are going to discuss. This is not the case. The system to be presented is to a very large extent based on old ideas which the technical development has now made possible to realize