Statistical metadata and data quality

2.2 Sources and Quality of Data

The range of leading causes of death has been slightly altered in comparison to pervious years, which is most probably the consequence of poor quality mortality data.

Big Data for Poor Students

Improvement in related metadata and data quality.

In FBiH in 2001, only one case of maternal death, which is an indicator of the poor quality of mortality statistics data and certainly not a reflection of the actual conditions.

And so, you're reducing the quality of your data.

The metadata supporting the MDG database is of unacceptably poor quality.

While the first data review workshops revealed many data quality problems, solutions were offered and corrections made in subsequent data collections.

Regional workshops were held to train country staff on data quality.

In 2003, the HDRO statistics team developed a strategy for dealing with data gaps, inconsistencies and data quality problems.

The availability and quality of service based data vary greatly, and such data are rarely collected in a systematic manner.

The collection, analysis and use of geographic information was thus a starting point for sustainable development, because the poor quality of data collection and management in many societies prevented any meaningful plan of action from being undertaken.

The main benefits of that development are improved quality assurance and data integration.

(e) Methods of evaluation of data quality of surveys on the informal sector and informal employment

C. Impact of a lack of or poor data for policymakers and service providers

In the context of these developments, combined with ever increasing data sharing and processing agreements, the Task Force felt the need to address the organizations' data dissemination policies and data quality frameworks.

It will assess the data and statistics currently available regarding the extent and prevalence of forms of violence against women, evaluate the quality of the data and identify remaining gaps in data collection.

Target 1 Indicators and data gathering for selected child protection areas and improved quality of situation analyses

Poverty impact the demonstrable effect of the project on improving the quality of life of poor communities and individuals

(b) Improving access to high quality data and information on current and future climate variability and extreme events

Experts noted that the lack of quality data had limited the analysis and understanding of the OFDI phenomenon.

(e) Work towards the harmonization of data collection activities of environment and related statistics with concepts and definitions of environmental economic accounting, including the assurance of data quality.

UNDP will continue to leverage its own Atlas data quality dashboard' to proactively manage data errors and potential risks associated with unapplied deposits, matching exceptions, bank reconciliations and errors.

Quality metadata in order to enable users of the data to judge its fitness for purpose. A key element is a description of how each data point was created

ABU DHABI Speeches by politicians on inequality tend to be short on facts and long on ideological assertion. In developing and emerging economies, one charitable explanation for the poor quality of public discourse about income inequality is that data on income distribution are often unavailable or dubious.

(e) Devising a checklist for the evaluation of data quality of surveys on the informal sector and informal employment

Two main findings to date have been the need for systematic and quality data as well as capacity building.

Sources and methods for data collection are appropriately chosen to ensure timeliness and other aspects of quality, to be cost efficient and to minimize the reporting burden for data providers.

The petroleum products are poor in quality due to high sulfur content and become one of the causes of environmental pollution.

According to Iran, the differences in prices were due to the poor quality of the crops produced in the Southern Provinces.

And what we do is go through all of those records and exclude everything that's not the highest quality data.

Client satisfaction surveys should be introduced to provide regular feedback on the quality of the data and metadata (see para.

In the area of institutional strengthening and capacity building there are at least four gender related issues namely society's ignorance, especially on the part of government employees, about gender equality and justice  limited data and information on gender equality  poor quality of institutions and, weak relations among institutions.

The quality in healthcare services remains poor, and access to them was difficult for women, especially in the mountainous and rural areas.

Good practice covers choice of estimation methods appropriate to national circumstances, quality assurance and quality control at the national level, quantification of uncertainties, and data archiving and reporting to promote transparency Quality control (QC) is a system of routine technical activities to measure and control the quality of the inventory as it is being developed.

And last summer, more than 10,000 workers protested for the non payment of wages, for the poor quality of food, and inadequate housing.

While various countries have implemented free basic education, there is a sense that it is of poor quality and inaccessible to many youth.

State Parties shall exchange available information and data regarding the hydrological, hydro geological, water quality, meteorological and environmental condition of shared watercourses.

A criteria based approach allows analysts to focus on data collection in terms of explicitly stated dimensions of quality, effectiveness and performance.

Useful exchanges of information took place within the Task Force on the organizations' practices with respect to data quality and metadata management.

Despite improved collaboration among international agencies and improvement in the data available to support indicators, the quality and availability of data is not yet sufficient to reliably monitor progress in the achievement of MDGs.

This is what determines the quality of the life we've lived not whether we've been rich or poor, famous or unknown, healthy or suffering.

Fourth, the inadequate volume and poor quality of ODA had compromised its true potential, resulting in a misguided perception that aid would not work.

The improvement in the quality of data reported since 1989 and later again in 1994 partly explained the significant increase in OFDI flows.