Alan Bentley Email & Phone Number

Wellington, New Zealand

Leading methodological enhancement of data and statistics to support teams across the Reserve Bank.

Assisting with the enhancement of data and statistics to support teams across the Reserve Bank.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Substantial experience in the statistical development lifecycle: from initiation and research, through to consultation, synthesis, briefing, and implementation.Experienced coach and mentor. Creator-innovator. Architectural designer of new data products and processes.I have a passion for data visualisation, analysis, and data storytelling, as a coach.

Wellington Region, New Zealand

Housing affordability statistics advisor and researcher. Led end-to-end development of new housing affordability indicators. Research, and stakeholder engagement. Collaborator for housing market evidence and intelligence. Active member of cross-agency Housing Technical Working Group (with Treasury and RBNZ).

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

I shattered a 25-year myth that administrative rent data couldn’t be used for inflation measurement. With a new conceptual model, I systematically demonstrated how the coverage, concepts and timing between survey and admin data could be explained. By developing a novel, world-leading, economic model the admin data will now be used to mimic the statistical.

I started my career at the Office for National Statistics in August 2002. I had various roles in National Accounts and Methodology Directorate. An example of my work is the conference paper I presented at the 2008 European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics, Rome, Italy(http://q2008.istat.it/sessions/paper/04Bentley.pdf). During 2007-10, I.