Accessibility
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: accessibility
comment: The ease and the conditions under which statistical information can be obtained.

Accuracy
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: accuracy
comment: Closeness of computations or estimates to the exact or true values that the statistics were intended to measure.

Accuracy - overall
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: accuracyOverall
comment: Assessment of accuracy, linked to a certain data set or domain, which is summarising the various components into one single measure.

Accuracy - nonsampling error
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: nonsamplingErr
comment: Error in sample estimates which cannot be attributed to sampling fluctuations.

Accuracy - sampling error
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: samplingErr
comment: That part of the difference between a population value and an estimate thereof, derived from a random sample, which is due to the fact that only a subset of the population is enumerated.

Adjustment
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: adjustment
comment: The set of procedures employed to modify statistical data to enable it to conform to national or international standards or to address data quality differences when compiling specific data sets.

Adjustment - coded
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: adjustCoded
comment: Type of adjustment used, represented by a code.

Adjustment - detail
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: adjustDetail
comment: Textual description of the type of adjustment used.

Base Period
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: basePer
comment: The period of time used as the base of an index number, or to which a constant price series refers.

Clarity
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: clarity
comment: The extent to which easily comprehensible metadata are available, where these metadata are necessary to give a full understanding of statistical data.

Classification systems
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: classSystem
comment: Arrangement or division of objects into groups based on characteristics which the objects have in common.

Coherence
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: coherence
comment: Adequacy of statistics to be combined in different ways and for various uses.

Coherence - cross domain
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: coherXDom
comment: Extent to which statistics are reconcilable with those obtained through other data sources or statistical domains.

Coherence - Internal
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: coherInternal
comment: Extent to which statistics are consistent within a given data set.

Comment
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: comment
comment: Supplementary descriptive text which can be attached to data or metadata.

Comparability
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: comparability
comment: The extent to which differences between statistics can be attributed to differences between the true values of the statistical characteristics.

Comparability - between domains
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: comparDomains
comment: Extent to which statistics are comparable between different statistical domains.

Comparability - geographical
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: comparGeo
comment: Extent to which statistics are comparable between geographical areas.

Comparability - over time
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: comparTime
comment: Extent to which statistics are comparable or reconcilable over time.

Compiling agency
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: compilingOrg
comment: The organisation compiling the data being reported.

Confidentiality
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: conf
comment: A property of data indicating the extent to which their unauthorised disclosure could be prejudicial or harmful to the interest of the source or other relevant parties.

Confidentiality - data treatment
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: confDataTr
comment: Rules applied for treating the data set to ensure statistical confidentiality and prevent unauthorised disclosure.

Confidentiality - policy
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: confPolicy
comment: Legislative measures or other formal procedures which prevent unauthorised disclosure of data that identify a person or economic entity either directly or indirectly.

Confidentiality - status
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: confStatus
comment: Information about the confidentiality status of the object to which this attribute is attached.
type: CodedProperty
code list: confStatus
range: ConfStatus

Contact
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contact
comment: Individual or organisational contact points for the data or metadata, including information on how to reach the contact points.

Contact email address
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contactEmail
comment: E-mail address of the contact points for the data or metadata.

Contact fax number
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contactFax
comment: Fax number of the contact points for the data or metadata.

Contact mail address
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contactMail
comment: The postal address of the contact points for the data or metadata.

Contact name
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contactName
comment: The name of the contact points for the data or metadata.

Contact organisation
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contactOrganisation
comment: The name of the organisation of the contact points for the data or metadata.

Contact organization unit
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: organisationUnit
comment: An addressable subdivision of an organization.

Contact person job title
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contactFunct
comment: The area of technical responsibility of the contact, such as "methodology", "database management" or "dissemination".

Contact phone number
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: contactPhone
comment: The telephone number of the contact points for the data or metadata.

Cost and Burden
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: costBurden
comment: Costs associated with the collection and production of a statistical product and burden on respondents.

Cost and Burden - efficiency management
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: costBurdenEff
comment: Cost benefit analysis, effectiveness of execution of medium term statistical programs, and ensuring efficient use of resources.

Cost and Burden - resources
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: costBurdenRes
comment: Staff, facilities, computing resources, and financing to undertake statistical production.

Counterpart Reference Area
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: visArea
comment: The secondary area, as opposed to reference area, to which the measured data is in relation.

Coverage
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: coverage
comment: The definition of the population that statistics aim to cover.

Coverage - sector
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: coverageSector
comment: Main economic or other sectors covered by the statistics.

Coverage- time
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: coverageTime
comment: The length of time for which data are available.

Currency
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: currency
comment: Monetary denomination of the object being measured.
type: CodedProperty
code list: currency
range: Currency

Data Collection Method
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: collMethod
comment: Systematic process of gathering data for official statistics.

Data Compilation
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataComp
comment: Operations performed on data to derive new information according to a given set of rules.

Data Dissemination Agency
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dissOrg
comment: The organisation disseminating the data.

Data Editing
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataEditing
comment: Activity aimed at detecting and correcting errors, logical inconsistencies and suspicious data.

Data Presentation
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataPres
comment: Description of the disseminated data.

Data Presentation - data description
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataDescr
comment: Main characteristics of the data set described in an easily understandable manner, referring to the data and indicators disseminated.

Data Presentation - disseminated detail
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dissDet
comment: Disseminated domain, measure, and time period breakdowns of statistics in the dataset.

Data Provider
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataProvider
comment: Organisation which produces data or metadata

Data Revision
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataRev
comment: Any change in a value of a statistic released to the public.

Data Revision - policy
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: revPolicy
comment: Policy aimed at ensuring the transparency of disseminated data, whereby preliminary data are compiled that are later revised.

Data Revision - practice
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: revPractice
comment: Information on the data revision practice.

Data Revision - studies
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: revStudy
comment: Information about data revision studies and analyses.

Data Set Identifier
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dsi
comment: Sequence of characters identifying the data set with which it is associated.

Data Update
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataUpdate
comment: The date on which the data element was inserted or modified in the database.

Data Validation
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataValidation
comment: Process of monitoring the results of data compilation and ensuring the quality of the statistical results.

Data Validation - intermediate
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataValInter
comment: Validation that intermediate calculations leading to statistical outputs have been correctly done.

Data Validation - output
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataValOutput
comment: Assessment of discrepancies and other problems in statistical outputs.

Data Validation - source
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dataValSource
comment: Assessment of discrepancies and other problems related to source data.

Decimals
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: decimals
comment: The number of digits of an observation to the right of a decimal point.
type: CodedProperty
code list: decimals
range: Decimals

Dissemination Format
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dissFormat
comment: Media by which statistical data and metadata are disseminated.

Dissemination Format - mirco-data access
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: microDatAcc
comment: Information on whether micro-data are also disseminated.

Dissemination Format - news release
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: newsRel
comment: Regular or ad-hoc press releases linked to the data.

Dissemination Format - online database
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: onlineDb
comment: Information about on-line databases in which the disseminated data can be accessed.

Dissemination Format - other
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: dissOther
comment: References to the most important other data dissemination done.

Dissemination Format - publications
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: publications
comment: Regular or ad-hoc publications in which the data are made available to the public.

Documentation on methodology
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: docMethod
comment: Descriptive text and references to methodological documents available.

Documentation on methodology - advance notice
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: advNotice
comment: Policy on notifying the public of changes in methodology, indicating whether the public is notified before a methodological change affects disseminated data and, if so, how long before.

Embargo Time
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: embargoTime
comment: The exact time at which the data could be made available to the public.

Frequency Detail
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: freqDetail
comment: A further specification of the frequency to include more detailed information about the type of frequency and frequencies not commonly used.

Frequency of data collection
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: freqColl
comment: Frequency with which the source data are collected.

Frequency of dissemination
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: freqDiss
comment: The time interval at which the statistics are disseminated over a given time period.

Grossing/Netting
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: grossNet
comment: Form of consolidation used in presenting the data.

Index Type
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: indType
comment: The type of index number used in the statistical production process.

Institutional Mandate
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: instMandate
comment: Set of rules or other formal set of instructions assigning responsibility as well as the authority to an organisation for the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistics.

Institutional Mandate - data sharing
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: instManShar
comment: Arrangements or procedures for data sharing and coordination between data producing agencies.

Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements.
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: instManLaOa
comment: Legal acts or other formal or informal agreements that assign responsibility as well as the authority to an agency for the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistics.

Institutional Mandate - respondent relations.
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: iMResRel
comment: Measures to encourage statistical reporting and/or to sanction non-reporting.

Maintenance Agency
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: mAgency
comment: The organisation or other expert body that maintains a domain-specific data or metadata structure definition.

Metadata Update
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: metaUpdate
comment: The date on which the metadata element was inserted or modified in the database.

Metadata Update - last certified
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: metaCertified
comment: Date of the latest certification provided by the domain manager to confirm that the metadata posted are still up-to-date, even if the content has not been amended.

Metadata Update - last posted
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: metaPosted
comment: Date of the latest dissemination of the metadata.

Metadata Update - last update
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: metaLastUpdate
comment: Date of last update of the content of the metadata.

Observation Pre-break Value
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: obsPreBreak
comment: The observation, at a time series break period, that was calculated using the old methodology.

Observation Status
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: obsStatus
comment: Information on the quality of a value or an unusual or missing value.
type: CodedProperty
code list: obsStatus
range: ObsStatus

Original Data Identifier
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: origDataId
comment: The data identifier as found in the originating database.

Professionalism
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: prof
comment: The standard, skill and ability suitable for producing statistics of good quality.

Professionalism - code of conduct
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: profCond
comment: Provision for assuring the qualifications of staff and allowing staff to perform their functions without intervention motivated by non-statistical objectives.

Professionalism - impartiality
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: profImp
comment: Description of the elements providing assurances that statistics are produced on an impartial basis.

Professionalism - methodology
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: profMeth
comment: Describes the elements providing assurances that the choices of sources and statistical techniques as well as decisions about dissemination are informed solely by statistical considerations.

Professionalism - statistical commentary
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: profStatCom
comment: Describes the elements providing assurances that the statistical entity is entitled to comment on erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics.

Punctuality
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: punctuality
comment: Time lag between the actual delivery of the data and the target date when it should have been delivered.

Quality Management
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: qualityMgmnt
comment: Systems and frameworks in place within an organisation to manage the quality of statistical products and processes.

Quality Management - assessment
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: qualityAssmnt
comment: Overall assessment of data quality, based on standard quality criteria.

Quality Management - assurance
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: qualityAssure
comment: Guidelines focusing on quality in general and dealing with quality of statistical programmes, including measures for ensuring the efficient use of resources.

Quality Management - documentation
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: qualityDoc
comment: Documentation on procedures applied for quality management and quality assessment.

Recording Basis
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: recording
comment: Processes and standards employed in calculating statistical aggregates.

Reference Period - weights
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: refPerWgts
comment: Dates or periods to which the observations used to compile the weights refer.

Release Policy
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relPolicy
comment: Rules for disseminating statistical data to interested parties.

Release Policy - legal acts and other agreements
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relPolLegActs
comment: Legal acts and other agreements pertaining to data access.

Release Policy - policy commentary
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relComment
comment: Legal acts and other agreements pertaining to data access.

Release Policy - release calendar
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relCalPolicy
comment: The schedule of statistical release dates.

Release Policy - release calendar access
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relCalAccess
comment: Access to the release calendar information.

Release Policy - transparency
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relPolTra
comment: Dissemination of the release policy to the public.

Release Policy - user access
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relPolUsAc
comment: The policy for release of the data to users, the scope of dissemination (eg, to the public, to selected users), how users are informed that the data are being released, and whether the policy provides determines the dissemination of statistical data to all users.

Relevance
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: relevance
comment: The degree to which statistical information meets the real or perceived needs of clients.

Relevance - Completeness
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: completeness
comment: The extent to which all statistics that are needed are available.

Relevance - user needs
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: userNeeds
comment: Description of users and their respective needs with respect to the statistical data.

Relevance - user satisifaction
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: userSat
comment: Measure to determine user satisfaction.

Reporting Agency
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: repAgency
comment: The organisation that supplies the data for a given instance of the statistics.

Sampling
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: sampling
comment: The process of selecting a number of cases from all the cases in a particular group or universe.

Source Data
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: sourceType
comment: Characteristics and components of the raw statistical data used for compiling statistical aggregates.

Statistical Concepts and Definitions
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: statConcDef
comment: Statistical characteristics of statistical observations.

Statistical Population
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: statPop
comment: The total membership or population or "universe" of a defined class of people, objects or events.

Statistical Unit
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: statUnit
comment: Entity for which information is sought and for which statistics are ultimately compiled.

Time Format
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: timeFormat
comment: Technical format in which time is represented for the measured phenomenon.
type: CodedProperty
code list: timeFormat
range: TimeFormat

Time Period - collection
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: timePerCollect
comment: Dates or periods during which the observations have been collected (such as middle, average or end of period) to compile the indicator for the target reference period.

Timelinesst
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: timeliness
comment: Length of time between data availability and the event or phenomenon they describe.

Timeliness - output
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: timeOutput
comment: The lapse of time between the end of a reference period and dissemination of the data.

Timeliness - source data
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: timeSource
comment: The time between the end of a reference period and actual receipt of the data by the compiling agency.

Title
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: title
comment: Textual label used as identification of a statistical object.

Unit Multiplier
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: unitMult
comment: Exponent in base 10 specified so that multiplying the observation numeric values by 10^UNIT_MULT gives a value expressed in the UNIT.
type: CodedProperty
code list: unitMult
range: UnitMult

Unit of Measure
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: unitMeasure
comment: The unit in which the data values are measured.

Unit of Measure Detail
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: unitMeasDetail
comment: Additional textual information on the unit of measure.

Valuation
type: AttributeProperty
type: Property
concept: valuation
comment: The definition of the price per unit, for goods and services flows and asset stocks.