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Definitions (14/20) - Grouped by first letter "S"
50 Definitions Grouped by first letter "S" ➔ Glossary of frequently used abbreviations...
Information processing driven by set of rules that are derived from statistical methodology.
Information system oriented towards the collection, storage, transformation and distribution of statistical information.
Statistical infrastructure refers to tools which support the operation of a statistical system. These tools can help to organise the statistical ...
Ability to understand and critically evaluate statistical results that permeate our daily lives - coupled with the ability to appreciate the ...
Observation data gained by a purposeful aggregation of statistical microdata conforming to statistical methodology.
Matching records with information from units which do not necessarily have to be the same, but are similar.
Summary (means, mode, total, index, etc.) of the individual quantitative variable values for the statistical units in a specific group (study ...
Message carrying statistical data. http://www.sdmx.org
Descriptive information or documentation about statistical data, i.e., microdata and macrodata.
Data processing system that uses, stores and produces statistical metadata.
Knowledge of objects described by statistical metadata. http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/stats/publications/53metadaterminology.pdf
System which uses and stores statistical metadata and produces statistical metainformation for purpose of supporting decision making concerning an ...
System which uses and produces statistical metadata and which fulfills its tasks by means of functions like "statistical metadata collection", ...
Theory and methods of data collection, processing and analysis.
Observation data collected on an individual object. http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/stats/publications/53metadaterminology.pdf
Database containing statistical microdata. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/coded_files/UNECE_TERMINOLOGY_STAT_METADATA_2000_EN.pdf
Eurostat is the Statistical Office of the European Communities situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at ...
Producer of official statistics. http://www.sdmx.org/
Outcome of the work of statistical authorities which can take the form of statistical products and statistical services.
Total membership or population or "universe" of a defined class of people, objects or events.
A statistical port consists of one or more ports, normally controlled by a single port authority, able to record ship and cargo movements. This ...
The statistical procedure makes it possible to classify imports and exports by various categories (extra-EU trade only). The following distinctions ...
In the context of the ESS Standard for Quality Reports the term statistical process means sample survey, census, use of administrative data, ...
Activity that is carried out within statistical information system and aimed at producing statistics.
The Statistical Programme Committee (SPC) is composed of representatives of the statistical institutes of the Member States and chaired by a ...
Statistical purposes include description, evaluation, analysis, and inference for groups of individuals or other units; they do not include interest ...
Definition 1: Continuously updated set of objects for a given population containing information on identification, accessibility of population units ...
Dissemination of statistical data to interested parties. http://www.sdmx.org/
See "Services" (Statistical agency organization) http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SeriesF_88_EN.pdf
Source containing information collected and maintained for statistical purposes.
A statistical standard in this context can be defined as a set of components which, when used together, produce consistent and high quality ...
Statistical activity that has common characteristics with respect to concepts and methodologies for data collection, manipulation and transformation. ...
First operative task that includes an establishing of a frame of survey as for the data sources, respondents, objects of observation and interest, ...
The statistical territory is the territory with respect to which data on international merchandise trade statistics are being collected. In the ...
In order to limit the burden on businesses of providing information on trade, while at the same time maintaining an acceptable quality of data, a ...
Entity for which information is sought (unit of observation) and for which statistics are ultimately compiled (unit of data analysis).
For household demand-side surveys the statistical reporting unit can be the household and the individual within the household. For surveys held in the ...
The statistical unit to be measured in tourism demand surveys carried out in homes may be:
(i) a household whose tourism participation is reported by ...
The reporting unit that can best supply information about the tourism product depends on the type of product to be observed. In general the following ...
In environment statistics, the statistical unit is often best represented by a certain land or water area, the size of which may vary with the type of ...
From the Balance of Payments perspective, the statistical unit to be considered differs according to the system used. In systems based on supply-side ...
Because regional aspects and characteristics of the accommodation establishment itself are very important to the results of accommodation statistics, ...
Value of the goods at the time and place they cross the border of the Member State of destination on import or of the Member State of actual export on ...
Concept used as a characteristic of a unit being observed that may assume more than one of a set of values to which a numerical measure or a category ...
The multiannual statistical work programme provides the framework for the development, production and dissemination of statistics, the main fields and ...
Framework for the development, production and dissemination of official statistics, setting out the main fields and objectives of the actions ...
Quantitative and qualitative, aggregated and representative information characterising a collective phenomenon in a considered population.
Value of the indicator that does not take into account the evolution of the indicator.
Type of explicit or implicit contract of employment which an employed person has in their job.
Nature of the relationship between a worker and the economic unit in which or for which the work is performed.