Statistical Terms Glossary

Value in a Metadata Set of an identifier Component defined in a Metadata Structure Definition.

Place where logically organised statistical metadata are stored that allows for querying, editing and managing of metadata.

Organised collection of reference metadata.

Specification of the allowed content of a Metadata Set in terms of attributes for which content is to be provided and to which type of object the metadata pertain.

Date on which the metadata element was created or modified.

Date of the latest certification to confirm that the metadata posted are still up-to-date, even if the content has not been amended.

Date of the latest dissemination of the metadata.

Date of the most recent change of the metadata.

Collection of metadata concepts, structure and usage when used to collect or disseminate reference metadata.

Way in which passengers and/or goods can be transported.

Presents all relevant data about a population of interest in a simple, selfcontained tabular view

Error that occurs due to the use of methods, such as calibration, generalised regression estimator, calculation based on full scope or constant scope, benchmarking, seasonal adjustment and other models not included in other accuracy components, in order to calculate statistics or indexes.

Exchange of statistics and / or metadata between a sending and several receiving organisations for a specific Dataflow where all parties agree on all aspects of the exchange (including the mechanism for exchange, the formats, the frequency or schedule).

Construct that contains structures capable of providing a name and a description to an object. 

Error that occurs when the survey fails to get a response to one, or possibly all, of the questions.

Error in sample estimates which cannot be attributed to sampling fluctuations.

(also known as Cross-Sectional Data) A non-time dimension is chosen along which a set of observations is constructed.

Information sent to a person or application as a result of an event in an SDMX registry.

Observation, at a time series break period, that was calculated using the old methodology.

Information on the quality of a value or an unusual or missing value.

Value of a particular variable.

Kind of work done in a job as defined by the main tasks and duties performed.

Maintained collection of Organisation Units.

Set of organisations which collegially endorse the responsibility for the governance of an SDMX Data Structure Definition and its related artefacts. 

Disaggregation of economy by public or private ownership of the economic unit 

It is a desgin consideration that has no redundant dimensions, and its attributes are attached at the highest possible level.

See "Frequency of observation"

Definition of the main types of population covered by the statistics. 

Is an Exponent in base 10 recommended for displaying the data when the data is in unit scale.

Statistical technique used to remove the effects of price influences operating on a data series.