Term:
Imputation
Definition:
Procedure for entering a value for a specific data item where the response is missing or unusable.
Domain:
SDMX Glossary
Source:
Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE), "Glossary of Terms on Statistical Data Editing", Conference of European Statisticians Methodological material, Geneva, 2000 (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/UN_editing_glossary_2000.pdf)