The 2016 update of the Manual on City statistics Valeriya Angelova Eurostat Unit E4 NUAC meeting 10/05/2016, Brussels
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Main topics unchanged 1. Introduction 2. History and future of the City statistics 3. Information on methodology 4. Spatial dimensions 5. Flags 6. Glossary (data domains) 7. Data quality (validation procedures) 8. Other information
What is new? Maps illustrating the spatial dimensions have been updated
New list of accepted for publication flags at Eurostat level: b = break in time series c = confidential d = definition differs, see metadata e = estimated f = forecast n = not significant p = provisional u = low reliability z = not applicable
The glossary The variables are sorted by "included in the grant" and "optional" Frequently asked by the NUACs questions have been analysed and in line with it, some incomplete or misleading definitions have been updated The latest references to legal base, statistical classifications and external sources
The validation rules Divided now into levels The use of the Edit tool before sending the data will be very much appreciated
Thank you for your attention! Any comments, questions and proposals for improvements are welcome! Contact: Valeriya.ANGELOVA-TOSHEVA@ec.europa.eu, E4 ESTAT-Urban-Audit@ec.europa.eu