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QUERY EDIT

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Definition:
A query edit points to suspicious data items that may be in error. An example could be a value that, compared to historical data, seems suspiciously high. Contrast query edit to fatal edit where data item is known with certainty to be in error.

Source Publication:
Glossary of Terms Used in Statistical Data Editing
Located on K-Base, the knowledge base on statistical data editing, UN/ECE Data Editing Group

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Cross References:
Fatal edit

Hyperlink:
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/stats/publications/editingglossary.pdf

Statistical Theme: Methodological information (metadata)

Created on Thursday, March 14, 2002

Last updated on Tuesday, June 11, 2013