SBS Data Validation IN IRELAND

Background Info Working in the CSO for 12 years Working in the Structural Business Statistics (SBS) Division for 7 years Working in Prodcom and Census of Industrial Production (CIP) survey areas for 5 years Using EBB Validation Tool as supplied by Eurostat for the last 2-3 years

Brief Snapshot Survey Returns are processed Estimation for non-respondents using tax (CT/IT) returns and ratio extension programs to build up data Confidentiality checks applied ; primary, secondary and other (NIE consistency) Active confidentiality checks applied; A, B and C Eurostat data file creation If time permits, validations using the EBB carried out prior to Eurostat transmission deadline

Validation Steps Used Single Series, Inter Series and Inter-Year Series Growth or inflation file provided by Eurostat Warnings are examined and explained via email/eDamis Errors are investigated and corrected If validation work done after national publication, relatively small changes are done at the next revision schedule. For large changes, immediate revision of data tables on website carried out and revised Eurostat transmission

Eurostat Tools EBB Tool Software Growth Inflation File Transmission of datasets via eDamis Explanation of validation warnings and/or errors via email

Corporate Data Vault (CDV) Developed as part of the IT Strategy 2014 – 2016. Applicable across all statistical areas across the office Final (one version) dataset for each survey area Accessible for RMF researchers and other intra-office requirements

Eurostat Validations and Queries – What Happens Next? Eurostat File Transmission & Baudewina Dijkhuis returns validation file via eDamis and emails us notification We explain each warning and investigate errors Errors will either be permitted in certain instances or will result in data be corrected. Maybe need to contact enterprise to validate data if commentary not originally provided at the time of data collection If data changes significantly/materially, then new statbank tables produced and new files for Eurostat also.

How Eurostat can help us? Always updating and improving the EBB tool Availability of updates sooner & less bugs Repetition of errors/warnings each year

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