Difference between revisions of "Attribute"
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| − | Statistical concept providing qualitative information about a specific statistical object such as a dataset, series or observation. | + | Statistical concept providing qualitative information about a specific statistical object such as a dataset, series, or observation. |
| − | In practice, Attributes are [[Component|Components]] used in [[Data Structure Definition|Data Structure Definitions]] to add additional information which is not required to uniquely identify series or observations. Attributes can be attached at | + | In practice, Attributes are [[Component|Components]] used in [[Data Structure Definition|Data Structure Definitions]] to add additional information which is not required to uniquely identify series or observations. Attributes can be attached at different levels in the dataset: |
* Dataset | * Dataset | ||
* Group | * Group | ||
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'''Examples'''<br> | '''Examples'''<br> | ||
Comment - simple textual comments<br> | Comment - simple textual comments<br> | ||
| − | Unit Multiplier - provides information about the units of the observation values, for instance: Tens, Hundreds Thousands<br> | + | Unit Multiplier - provides information about the units of the observation values, for instance: Tens, Hundreds, Thousands<br> |
Observation Status - for instance: Normal, Estimated, Forecast, Imputed | Observation Status - for instance: Normal, Estimated, Forecast, Imputed | ||
Revision as of 01:40, 15 March 2021
Statistical concept providing qualitative information about a specific statistical object such as a dataset, series, or observation.
In practice, Attributes are Components used in Data Structure Definitions to add additional information which is not required to uniquely identify series or observations. Attributes can be attached at different levels in the dataset:
- Dataset
- Group
- Series
- Observation
Examples
Comment - simple textual comments
Unit Multiplier - provides information about the units of the observation values, for instance: Tens, Hundreds, Thousands
Observation Status - for instance: Normal, Estimated, Forecast, Imputed
