Definition: Soundness of methodology

Category: Memobust Glossary

Extent to which the methodology used to compile statistics complies with the relevant international standards, including the professional standards enshrined in the United Nations Fundamental Principles for Official Statistics. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/memobust-glossary-pdf-file_en
Source:
Eurostat, "Memobust Glossary" (part of the Memobust Handbook on Methodology of Modern Business Statistics), ESSnet "Memobust", March 2014
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