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Accuracy

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000010

One of four key dimensions of survey quality. Accuracy refers to the difference between the survey estimate and the true (unknown) value. Attributes are measured in terms of sources of error (for example, coverage, sampling, non-response, measurement, and processing).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000010
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000010",
  "term": "Accuracy",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "One of four key dimensions of survey quality. Accuracy refers to the difference between the survey estimate and the true (unknown) value. Attributes are measured in terms of sources of error (for example, coverage, sampling, non-response, measurement, and processing).",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/accuracy/"
}

Record 10 of 2,177 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.