Definition: Total quality management (TQM) approach to editing

Category: UN - Data editing terminology

The aim to prevent errors rather then correct them and to learn from past (editing) experiences in order to improve the data collection process. 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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