Table of Contents Section No Section Title Page 1 1 BACKGROUND 1.0. 1 International Comparison Program 1.1. 1 Data Quality Assessment Framework 1.1.0. 2 Prerequisites of quality 1.1.1. 2 Assurances of integrity 1.1.2. 3 Methodological soundness 1.1.3 3 Accuracy and reliability 1.1.4. 3 Serviceability 1.1.5. 3 Accessibility 2 6 PART A: GLOBAL OFFICE ACTIVITIES 2.0. 6 Prerequisites of Quality 2.0.1. 6 Legal and institutional environment 2.0.2. 8 Resources 2.0.3. 10 Relevance 2.0.4. 10 Other quality management 2.1. 11 Assurances of Integrity 2.1.1. 11 Professionalism 2.1.2. 13 Transparency 2.1.3. 14 Ethical standards 2.2. 15 Methodological Soundness 2.2.1. 15 Concepts and definitions 2.2.2. 16 Scope 2.2.3. 16 Classification/sectorization 2.2.4. 17 Basis for recording 2.2.5. 18 Aggregation 2.3. 19 Accuracy and Reliability 2.3.1. 19 Source data 2.3.2. 22 Assessment of source data 2.3.3. 23 Statistical techniques 2.3.4. Assessment and validation of intermediate data and statistical 24 outputs 2.3.5. 24 Revision studies 2.4. 25 Serviceability 2.4.1. 25 Periodicity and timeliness 2.4.2. 25 Consistency 2.4.3. 26 Revision policy and practice 2.5. 27 Accessibility 2.5.1. 27 Data accessibility 2.5.2. 28 Metadata accessibility 2.5.3. 29 Assistance to users 3 31 PART B: REGIONAL COORDINATOR ACTIVITIES 3.0. 31 Prerequisites of Quality 3.0.1. 31 Legal and institutional environment 3.0.2. 33 Resources
Table of Contents Section No Section Title Page 1 BACKGROUND 1 1.0. International Comparison Program 1 1.1. Data Quality Assessment Framework 1 1.1.0. Prerequisites of quality 2 1.1.1. Assurances of integrity 2 1.1.2. Methodological soundness 3 1.1.3 Accuracy and reliability 3 1.1.4. Serviceability 3 1.1.5. Accessibility 3 2 PART A: GLOBAL OFFICE ACTIVITIES 6 2.0. Prerequisites of Quality 6 2.0.1. Legal and institutional environment 6 2.0.2. Resources 8 2.0.3. Relevance 10 2.0.4. Other quality management 10 2.1. Assurances of Integrity 11 2.1.1. Professionalism 11 2.1.2. Transparency 13 2.1.3. Ethical standards 14 2.2. Methodological Soundness 15 2.2.1. Concepts and definitions 15 2.2.2. Scope 16 2.2.3. Classification/sectorization 16 2.2.4. Basis for recording 17 2.2.5. Aggregation 18 2.3. Accuracy and Reliability 19 2.3.1. Source data 19 2.3.2. Assessment of source data 22 2.3.3. Statistical techniques 23 2.3.4. Assessment and validation of intermediate data and statistical outputs 24 2.3.5. Revision studies 24 2.4. Serviceability 25 2.4.1. Periodicity and timeliness 25 2.4.2. Consistency 25 2.4.3. Revision policy and practice 26 2.5. Accessibility 27 2.5.1. Data accessibility 27 2.5.2. Metadata accessibility 28 2.5.3. Assistance to users 29 3 PART B: REGIONAL COORDINATOR ACTIVITIES 31 3.0. Prerequisites of Quality 31 3.0.1. Legal and institutional environment 31 3.0.2. Resources 33
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