Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is a government institution that is mandated to collect, collate, assess and disseminate official statistics in Ghana. It is also required to coordinate and collaborate with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other statistical organizations to compile data critical for the management and growth of the country as well as the development … Read more
The Ministry for Employment and Labor Relations will later today announce figures related to the unemployed population in the country. The figures are based on findings from the Ghana Statistical Service. The survey will serve as a basis for future surveys related to employment issues in the country. The survey which commenced in 2015 is … Read more
By Deborah Apetorgbor, GNA Accra, Jan. 14, GNA – If you subscribe to the notion that statistics play a significant role in the central dynamics of development indicators, then paying triune attention to accumulated numerical data is sine qua non. Though subject to debate, it is logical to state that the Ghana’s relatively slow pace … Read more
The Ghana Statistical Service has launched the Second National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS II) to cover the period 2017-2021. NSDS II The NSDS II provides strategic direction for the production of statistical data and information in the country for the next five years. It also takes into account the priority statistical activities … Read more
Editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper and pollster Ben Ephson says he will not bow his head in shame for a failed poll. In an interview with Accra based Adom fm, pollster Ben Ephson mentioned that he has done five polls and sees no reason to be ashamed if one should fail. According to Ben … Read more
NDC ahead in the December 7 elections, with 50.7% against 42.2% for the main opposition NPP. The last of the series of national polls conducted by a private market research company put NDC ahead in the December 7 elections, with 50.7% against 42.2% for the main opposition NPP. A total of 2,927 respondents were contacted … Read more
In recent times, the use of polling to predict election results has lost some credibility. The polls got it wrong in Brexit. Then, to top that, it got it wrong in the election of Donald Trump. To be fair, amidst the general error of most pollsters, a few, including the Los Angeles Times got it … Read more
In recent times, the use of polling to predict election results has lost some credibility. The polls got it wrong in Brexit. Then, to top that, it got it wrong in the election of Donald Trump. To be fair, amidst the general error of most pollsters, a few, including the Los Angeles Times got it … Read more
Polls are like blankets you can’t go without them during cold seasons. They give allergies when you throw them on and you may likely catch pneumonia or severe cold if you decide to go without them says author Gordon Offin-Amaniampong. This appears to be the dilemma facing Ghanaian voters and political parties in this election … Read more
Below are all the six presidential opinion polls we have conducted this year. The last one, on November 16, 2016 is our final poll for the 2016 presidential elections. It is a first round victory for NDC’s John Mahama For the first time, we have published all the polls we have done before the final … Read more
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Friday launched the second National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS II) in Accra. The five-year strategic document was a framework drafted to assist the GSS to “strengthen its statistical capacity across the National Statistical System (NSS)”. NSDS II follows the yet-to-end Ghana Statistics Development Plan (GSDP), which … Read more
Vice President Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has said pre-election surveys can become basis for electoral violence, if the dynamics are not explained well to party supporters. He said it is easy for a losing side to become restless after elections, because of the misconception that might have been created in their minds by polls. The Vice president’s … Read more
Pollster Ben Ephson has begun his survey on legislators who are likely to return to the legislative chamber after the December 7, polls. Below is the first part of the list which includes members from both the opposition New Patriotic Party and the governing National Democratic Congress. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of … Read more
About 25% of respondents sampled in a Policy Think Tank, IMANI Ghana’s pre-election survey conducted across the country, want next government to discontinue the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) initiative. A total of 10,020 respondents drawn from all the ten regions in Ghana were sampled for the survey. The survey which looks primarily at the … Read more