Statistical Glossary

Clean water supplied from an improved water source, such as a borehole/shallow well fitted with a hand pump, or a protected spring or gravity flow scheme, or treated piped water, subject to maintenance of a safe drinking-water chain. Bottled water packed by approved companies is considered safe water.

Last Update: 2019-02-11 01:00:57

Clean water supplied from an improved water source, such as a borehole/shallow well fitted with a hand pump, or a protected spring or gravity flow scheme, or treated piped water, subject to maintenance of a safe drinking-water chain. Bottled water packed by approved companies is considered safe water.

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The quantity sold of a homogeneous commodity of an establishment given in standard units of measurement in a given period of time.

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The worth or price of all commodities sold by an establishment within a given period. Sales value is often referred to as turnover.

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The worth or price of all commodities sold by an establishment within a given period. Sales value is often referred to as turnover.

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The quantity sold of a homogeneous commodity of an establishment given in standard units of measurement in a given period of time.

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The net increase in salt concentration in the top soil leading to declining productivity or biodiversity.

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The net increase in salt concentration in the top soil leading to declining productivity or biodiversity.

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A visitor who doesn’t spend a night in the place visited.

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A visitor who doesn’t spend a night in the place visited.

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A visitor who doesn’t spend a night in the place visited.

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A subset of a population made up of one or more sampling units. It is a selected portion of a population drawn to provide information on the population as a whole or units of interest.

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The number of observations or replicates to include in a statistical sample.

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The set of all units from which a sample can be drawn.

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The process of obtaining a representative sample from a given population.

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The mechanism used to select a sample. Sampling designs are divided into two categories namely; random and non-random sampling designs.

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A miscalculation or inaccuracy resulting from sampling.

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A list or register that delimits, identifies and allows access to the elements of the target population.

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An element or group of elements of a population suitable for selecting samples. A sampling unit can be a group of persons, households or administrative areas.

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Maintenance of hygienic conditions through services such as garbage collection and waste water disposal. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities.

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Maintenance of hygienic conditions through services such as garbage collection and waste water disposal. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities.

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Vegetation, which is predominantly composed of grass interspersed with short bushes and occasional tall trees.

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A calibrated range of values forming a standard system for the measuring or grading of a characteristic.

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The number of children in the officially defined primary school age-group, whether enrolled in school or not.

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The extent or range of view of what is to be observed. In relation to data production, it is the total membership or population of a defined set of people, objects or events.

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A growing cycle of a crop. The first crop season refers to the growing cycle of crops that are planted and harvested in the first half of the year, occasionally extending up to the end of June. The second crop season is the period between July and December.

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A growing cycle of a crop. The first crop season refers to the growing cycle of crops that are planted and harvested in the first half of the year, occasionally extending up to the end of June. The second crop season is the period between July and December.

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Estimation of recurring or cyclic factors and applying them to a time series to remove the seasonal variations, which represent the composite effect of climatic and institutional factors that repeat with a certain regularity within the year.

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Objects made or modified by human culture, and later recovered by an archaeological endeavor categorized by geographical location, age, use and date of collection.

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Securities include government debt, both long and short term, company shares, and company debt

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