Related terms Data revision Data revision practice – Data revision studies – Source SDMX (2016) () Data revision practice – Information on the data revision practice. Definition Context This metadata element is used to provide documentation regarding the source data used and the way they are adjusted, in order to give compilers the possibility of incorporating new and more accurate information into estimates, thus improving their accuracy without introducing breaks in the time series. It also describes the revision status of available data. Data may also be subject to regular or ad hoc revisions as a result of the introduction of new classifications, compilation frameworks and methodologies result in the compilation of historical data that replace previously released data. Whether or not such changes constitute an actual or the “revision” compilation of a series is a matter of judgment to be done by the “new” statistical agency. Type Cross-domain concept Concept ID REV_PRACTICE Recommended representation Free text Related terms Data revision Data revision policy – Data revision studies – Source SDMX (2016) () Data revision studies – Definition Information about data revision studies and analyses. Context Description of periodic studies related to data revisions. These studies can contain quantitative measures of the effects of revisions, such as mean revision and revision variance in estimates. Type Cross-domain concept Concept ID REV_STUDY Recommended representation Free text Related terms Data revision Data revision policy – Data revision practice – Source SDMX (2016) () Data set Definition Organised collection of data defined by a Data Structure Definition (DSD). Context Within SDMX, a data set can be understood as a collection of similar data, sharing a structure, which extends over a period of time. The data set can be represented physically in three fundamental forms:
Related terms Data revision Data revision – practice Data revision – studies Source SDMX (2016) () Data revision – practice Definition Information on the data revision practice. Context This metadata element is used to provide documentation regarding the source data used and the way they are adjusted, in order to give compilers the possibility of incorporating new and more accurate information into estimates, thus improving their accuracy without introducing breaks in the time series. It also describes the revision status of available data. Data may also be subject to regular or ad hoc revisions as a result of the introduction of new classifications, compilation frameworks and methodologies result in the compilation of historical data that replace previously released data. Whether or not such changes constitute an actual “revision” or the compilation of a “new” series is a matter of judgment to be done by the statistical agency. Type Cross-domain concept Concept ID REV_PRACTICE Recommended representation Free text Related terms Data revision Data revision – policy Data revision – studies Source SDMX (2016) () Data revision – studies Definition Information about data revision studies and analyses. Context Description of periodic studies related to data revisions. These studies can contain quantitative measures of the effects of revisions, such as mean revision and revision variance in estimates. Type Cross-domain concept Concept ID REV_STUDY Recommended representation Free text Related terms Data revision Data revision – policy Data revision – practice Source SDMX (2016) () Data set Definition Organised collection of data defined by a Data Structure Definition (DSD). Context Within SDMX, a data set can be understood as a collection of similar data, sharing a structure, which extends over a period of time. The data set can be represented physically in three fundamental forms:
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