Definition: Comparability

Category: Memobust Glossary

Definition 1: Degree to which the same data items can be compared but for different reference periods or different sub populations (regions or domains).

Definition 2: Adequacy of statistics to be reliably compared; measurement of the impact of differences in applied statistical concepts, measurement tools and procedures where statistics are compared. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/memobust-glossary-pdf-file_en