Statistical Terms Glossary

The singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM) is the average length of single life expressed in years among those who marry before age 50.

The capacity of the environment to absorb the unwanted by-products of production and consumption; exhaust gases from combustion or chemical processing, water used to clean products or people, discarded packaging and goods no longer wanted.

Payments made by the borrower on a regular basis to a special account to set aside the necessary funds for the redemption of its long-term debt. In the Euromarket, borrowers can meet their requirements through purchases in the open market or through drawings by lot.

Site preparation involves the demolition or wrecking of buildings and other structures, clearing of building sites and sale of materials from demolished structures. Site preparation also entails blasting, test drilling, landfill, levelling, earth-moving, excavating, land drainage and other land preparation. Also included are tunnelling, overburden removal and other development and preparation of mineral properties and sites, except oil and gas sites

Farming guided by detailed environmental information so as to minimize the use of water, agrochemicals and labour.; A farming system that uses GPS technology involving satellites and sensors on the ground and intensive information management tools to understand variations in resource conditions within fields. This information is used to apply fertilizers and other inputs more precisely and to predict crop yields more accurately.; Precision agriculture, or site-specific management, refers to technology that allows the improved management of small production areas within a single field. It involves the application of a specific management practice to a specific field location and in a single field operation.; Site-specific farming that matches natural variability in soils, microclimates, plants and other factors with customized, location-specific inputs of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, water, etc.; Traditionally agriculture is practiced by performing a particular task, such as planting or harvesting, against a predetermined schedule. But by collecting real-time data on weather, soil and air quality, crop maturity and even equipment and labour costs and availability, predictive analytics can be used to make smarter decisions. This is known as precision agriculture.; A whole-farm management approach using information technology, satellite positioning (GNSS) data, remote sensing and proximal data gathering. These technologies have the goal of optimising returns on inputs whilst potentially reducing environmental impacts.

The term situation of the stock of finished goods is used in business tendency surveys where the respondent is asked for a judgment on the level of stocks, e.g. whether “excessive”, “normal”, “insufficient".

The annualised 6-month rate of change of OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) is calculated by dividing the figure for a given month m by the 12-month moving average centred on m-6.5. It is easier for users to interpret the annualised 6-month rate of change since the volatility in the CLI has been smoothed out. At the same time, the annualised 6-month rate of change provides earlier signals for the turning points.

The main sizes of containers are:
a) 20 Foot ISO container (length of 20 feet and width of 8 feet);
b) 40 Foot ISO container (length of 40 feet and width of 8 feet);
c) Super high cube container (Oversize container); and
d) Air container (Container conforming to standards laid down for air transportation).Containers sizes classified under a) to c) are referred to as large containers.

Doctors, nurses, trained midwives.

This is the most common act of physical violence identified in intimate partner violence (IPV) research, followed by being struck with a fist.

Slash-and—burn agriculture is a method of cultivation whereby areas of the forest are burnt and cleared for planting. When soil fertility declines, cultivation shifts to a new plot

A non-fatal injury, other than a serious injury, which is sustained by a person in a transport accident.

Areas of older housing that are deteriorating in the sense of their being underserviced, overcrowded and dilapidated.