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Annex 1: Quality Dimensions and Indicators
Table A1.1: EuroStat Quality Indicators
Quality aspects Indicators
Relevance
(Completeness merged with
relevance)
R1. User satisfaction index
R2. Number of publications disseminated and/or accesses to databases
CP1. Rate of available statistics
Accuracy A1. Coefficient of variation (CV)
A2. Unit response rates
A3. Item response rates
A4. Editing rates and ratios
A5. Imputation rates and ratios
A6. Over-coverage and misclassification error rates
A7. Average size of revisions
Timeliness and Punctuality T1. Punctuality of time schedule of effective publication
T2. Average time between the end of reference period and the date of the first results
T3. Average time between the end of reference period and the date of the final results
Accessibility and Clarity AC1. Number and types of means used for disseminating statistics
Comparability (refers to cross
country)
C1. Number and proportion of differences in concepts or/and measurement from the
European norms
C2. Number and length of comparable time series
C3. Asymmetries for statistics mirror flows
Coherence (comparability over
time or over datasets)
CH1. Number and proportion of sets of statistics that satisfies the requirements for
the main secondary use
Source: FAO, 2006.
Table A1.2: IMF (DQAF) Quality Indicators
Quality dimensions & elements Indicators
0 Prerequisites of quality 0.1 Legal and institutional environment
0.2 Resources
0.3 Relevance
0.4 Other quality management
1. Assurance of integrity 1.1 Professionalism
1.2 Transparency
1.3 Ethical standards
2. Methodological soundness 2.1 Concepts and definitions
2.2 Scope
2.3 Classification/Sectorization
2.4 Basis for recording
3. Accuracy and reliability 3.1 Source data
3.2 Assessment of source data
3.3 Statistical techniques
3.4 Assessment and validation of intermediate data and statistical outputs
3.5 Revision studies
4. Serviceability 4.1 Periodicity and timeliness
4.2 Consistency
4.3 Revision policy and practice
5. Accessibility 5.1 Data accessibility
5.2 Metadata accessibility
5.3 Assistance to users
Source: IMF, 2014.