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Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000462

  1. A process which detects and validates reported data by considering factors such as historical reporting, industry/geographic ratios and averages and proper classification for a given record.

  2. (Econ) A set of processes that compare values of items in order to flag inconsistencies. Flagged items are either assigned for further review or imputed. Factors to consider include historical reporting, industry/geographic ratios and averages and proper classification for a given record.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000462
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000462",
  "term": "Data edits",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definitions": [
    "A process which detects and validates reported data by considering factors such as historical reporting, industry/geographic ratios and averages and proper classification for a given record.",
    "(Econ) A set of processes that compare values of items in order to flag inconsistencies. Flagged items are either assigned for further review or imputed. Factors to consider include historical reporting, industry/geographic ratios and averages and proper classification for a given record."
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/data-edits/"
}

Record 455 of 2,141 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.