Statistical Glossary

A financial statement of values of assets owned and the non-financial claims (liabilities) against the owner of the assets drawn at a particular point in time. i. Fixed Assets Long-term tangible items of a business that are central to its operation and are not traded any sooner than at least one year such as land, buildings, plant and machinery, motor vehicles, other office equipment and work in progress. ii. Current Assets Tangible or intangible items owned by a business and are disposed or used within one year such as stocks, raw materials, creditors and cash.

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A statistical statement that summarizes the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world, for a specific time period.

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A statistical statement that summaries the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world, for a specific time period.

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The amount of data that can be carried from one point to another in a given time period (usually a second). This kind of bandwidth is expressed in bits (of data) per second (bps). Occasionally, it is expressed as bytes per second (Bps). A modem that works at 57,600 bps has twice the bandwidth of a modem that works at 28,800 bps.

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Banking is the business of receiving money on current or deposit accounts, paying and collecting cheques drawn by or paid in by customers, and providing credit advance to customers through a licensed financial institution. Currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually coins, and banknotes of a particular government which comprise the physical aspects of a nation’s money supply.

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A common measure of crude oil containing 42 US.gal or 0.15899m3.

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A common measure of crude oil containing 42 US.gal or 0.15899m3.

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An exchange of actual goods or services for other goods or services estimated to have the same value.

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A reference period to which a series of index numbers relate usually expressed as a percentage.

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The existing (or initial) state in a project which serves as a reference point against which changes are measured, usually expressed quantitatively.

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It is an undertaking to assess the status and condition of a given situation or problem, prior to implementing an intervention, against which progress can be assessed or comparisons made.

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A wide range of educational activities undertaken in different settings, aimed at meeting the basic learning needs of interested parties, as defined in the “World Declaration on Education for All” (Jomtien, Thailand, 1990). It comprises both formal instructions (primary and sometimes lower secondary), and various informal public and private educational activities targeting defined basic learning needs for all age groups.

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A wide range of educational activities undertaken in different settings, aimed at meeting the basic learning needs of interested parties, as defined in the “World Declaration on Education for All” (Jomtien, Thailand, 1990). It comprises both formal instructions (primary and sometimes lower secondary), and various informal public and private educational activities targeting defined basic learning needs for all age groups.

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These are essential learning tools (such as literacy, oral expression, numeracy, and problem solving), and basic learning content (such as the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes) that are required by human beings to survive, to develop their full capacities, to live and work in dignity, to participate fully in development, to improve the quality of their lives, to make informed decisions, and to continue learning

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These are essential learning tools (such as literacy, oral expression, numeracy, and problem solving), and basic learning content (such as the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes) that are required by human beings to survive, to develop their full capacities, to live and work in dignity, to participate fully in development, to improve the quality of their lives, to make informed decisions, and to continue learning.

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A general term for any large area of tectonic origin with a thick accumulation of sedimentary rocks.

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A general term for any large area of tectonic origin with a thick accumulation of sedimentary rocks.

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The basket refers to a selection of goods and services that is representative of the consumption habits of most households in the country.

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A post with a notice board fixed on it erected for demarcating an area subject to mineral right.

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The Broad Economic Category defined in terms of SITC, which groups large economic classes of goods with reference to their end use.

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The total number of nights spent by guests in an accommodation establishment over a given period of time by; i. Accommodation type ii. Grade of accommodation ii. Location of accommodation iv. Size of accommodation v. Month

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The total number of nights spent by guests in an accommodation establishment over a given period of time by; i. Accommodation type ii. Grade of accommodation iii. Location of accommodation iv. Size of accommodation v. Month

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The percentage number of bed-places sold to the number of bed-places on offer for sale in a particular month.

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The percentage number of bed-places sold to the number of bed-places on offer for sale in a particular month.

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The number of beds set up in the accommodation establishment, ignoring any extra bed(s) that may be set up on customer request with double beds being counted as two bed-places.

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The number of beds set up in the accommodation establishment, ignoring any extra bed(s) that may be set up on customer request with double beds being counted as two bed-places.

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A reference point or standard (best practice) against which performance can be compared.

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They are the successful innovations or techniques of other top-performing organisations that you wish to learn about through benchmarking.

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An agreement between two countries setting out the conditions under which trade between them will be conducted.

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The total variety of life on earth in all its forms, levels and combinations. It includes diversity within genetic differences, species differences and Eco-system differences in a given area.

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