Definition: Balance edit

Category: UN - Data editing terminology

An edit which checks that a total equals the sum of its parts. Also called an accounting edit.

Example: Closing inventory = Opening Inventory + Purchases - Sales http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/kbase/Glossary
Source:
Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE), The Knowledge Base on Statistical Data Editing, Online glossary developed by the UNECE Data Editing Group, 2000
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