Definition: Manual correction

Category: UN - Data editing terminology

A human activity aimed at changing the values of data items deemed erroneous. The correction specified usually on the diagnostic list is entered into the data set by means of a program specially written for this purpose. http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/kbase/Glossary
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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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