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Frequently used as a synonym for Data confrontation. In the more active sense, the term implies the process of adjusting data derived from two different sources to remove or at least reduce the impact of differences identified in the process of data confrontation.
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Editing and reconciliation may involve fixing errors or adopting alternative sources and methods that are aimed at improving the process of reviewing or understanding data.
(International Monetary Fund (IMF)," Quarterly National Accounts Manual", Washington D.C., 2001, available at:http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/qna/2000/textbook)
Under the SDDS, this may entail, according to the data category under consideration, the reconciliation of stocks and transactions data; reconciliation of reported data with money and banking statistics, custodian data; differences with partner data or preshipment inspection data; the treatment of differences between GDP compiled for the production approach and GDP compiled from the expenditure approach. It is a special kind of editing done after initial compilation.
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Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) - BIS, ECB, Eurostat, IBRD, IMF, OECD and UNSD - Metadata Common Vocabulary + information-management.com.
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on Thursday, January 29, 2004 |
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updated on Friday, June 14, 2013 |
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