Assessment staff are expected to produce statistically sound values and explain them under scrutiny—with backgrounds in appraisal, not statistics. That gap doesn’t show up on an organisation chart. It may, however, show up at an appeal. But you shouldn’t need a Statistics degree to generate or explain assessment values.
Fair and equitable assessment is the standard every jurisdiction is measured against. Whether it’s actually happening across the full range of property values is a different question — and it’s one most offices aren’t set up to answer.
Fair and equitable assessment is the standard every jurisdiction is measured against. Whether it’s actually happening across the full range of property values is a different question — and it’s one most offices aren’t set up to answer.
Assessment staff are expected to produce statistically sound values and explain them under scrutiny—with backgrounds in appraisal, not statistics. That gap doesn’t show up on an organisation chart. It may, however, show up at an appeal. But you shouldn’t need a Statistics degree to generate or explain assessment values.