فليس من الضروري أن يتطابق أي من احتياجات مجتمع المعلومات العديدة إلى المعلومات تطابقاً تاماً مع الأدوات الإحصائية.
Broad knowledge of organizational workings is necessary in order to identify, negotiate and effect options (e.g. speedy and cost-effective piggy-back surveys as opposed to stand-alone ones), as well as access to diverse methodologies, ranging from business and households to the macroeconomic level.