Statistical Terms Glossary

An IP based communication network that covers a wide geographical area including the Internet and accommodates devices and local area networks.

Is an air interface found in 3G mobile telecommunications networks. It is the basis of Japan's NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service and the most-commonly used member of the UMTS family and sometimes used as a synonym for UMTS.[1] It utilizes the DS-CDMA channel access method and the FDD duplexing method to achieve higher speeds and support more users compared to most time division multiple access (TDMA) schemes used today.

Census collecting limited additional data on households that are not agricultural holdings, used when there are few other opportunities for data collection. It is not limited to the structure of crop and livestock production activities carried out by agricultural holding.

“Widowed” indicates people whose last marriage ended with the death of their spouse and they had not remarried distributed by age group in percentage. The married widow survivor is counted out of all married with alive spouses in each age group for each sex. the total for each sex should not be 100%.

Is a form of physical violence, causing harm or a loss of an organ’s function, by a husband against his wife.

A global online collaborative platform linking policymakers and experts from both developed and developing countries to find solutions to advance gender equality. It provides a centralized space for knowledge exchange on key emerging issues, with a strong focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in particular on SDG 5(Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls). Both English and French speakers worldwide can discuss current issues, relevant research and emerging trends on gender equality.

Field ditches are run along the contours.

Wild species related to crops, including crop progenitors.

A wildlife refuge is an area designated for the protection of wild animals, within which hunting and fishing are either prohibited or strictly regulated

The stated price that an individual would accept in compensation for the loss or the diminution of an environmental service.

The stated price that an individual would accept to pay for avoiding the loss or the diminution of an environmental service.

The minimum amount of soil moisture required for a plant to remain upright.

Kinetic energy of wind exploited for electricity generation in wind turbines.

The termination of a pension scheme by either providing (deferred) annuities for all members or by moving all its assets and liabilities into another scheme.

Short-lived opportunity to issue securities that may be taken up by any of a significant number of highly rated borrowers.

Financial actions such as stock market trading, whose purpose is to make a corporation's financial situation seem better than it really it is, just before the publication of a balance sheet or other financial statement.