1. „Elektra” HCSO electronic survey and its background
Transport Statistics Working Group Meeting
Luxemburg, 15-16th June 2017
Timea Szabó-Lipka
Services Statistics Department
Hungarian Central Statistical Office

2. Introduction
How can you find it on our webside?
Dataproviding before Elektra in Transport statistics (Excel, paper format)
Dataproviding with Elektra in Transport statistics
Results

3. Integrated electronic data collection system (ELEKTRA)
It was introduced in 2013
Before the introduction of ELEKTRA system the questionnaires could be sent in:
In paper form
By (in excel)
Through KSH XML system
Compulsory for everyone
It must be applied for all HCSO survey
Available online, no need to install programs
Less printing costs
Built-in checks 3

4. -The ELEKTRA system is available from the Office’s homepage
-Elektra is an electronic data collection system, a websurvey that the data providers can fill easier than the excel form

7. List of surveys where the enterprise has to participate

8. On the opening surface of ELEKTRA, respondents can check:
- The list of questionnaires which they are due to send in
- Archive for older questionnaires
- Deadline for sending in the questionnaire
- Status of the questionnaire:
Already sent in
Modified
New
- Reference number of the questionnaire

9. Annual freight transport survey
Number of the survey
Personalized information of the business register (company name and address, tax number, economic activity, deadline)
Contact center
Information on who filled out and approved the questionnaire

10. How is different from simple excel survey?
Excel form filled by hand
Data should be equal between tables
Inconsistency can occure between tables
„Human errors”
Consequence:
Lots of errors
Lots of asks to revise data (phone calls, s, coordination with dataproviders, etc.)

11. Consistency within the survey
Data in Table 1 is equal…(export freight transport data)
With data in Table 5 (export freight transport data)

12. How does Elektra work? What is in the background?
Step by step

13. Indicator of outgoing freight transport
Each data has its indicator in the cells. It is called „Source catalogue”
Indicator of outgoing freight transport
Each indicator has its own source code which immediately identifies it in the Database
All validation rules are based on the source code (see later as „specification”)

14. Indicators are grouped in a catalogue

15. Specification of the consistency between tables…for IT experts
Table 1 / Indicator DLBA =
Table 5 / Indicator DLBA417 !!

16. …and warning message of consictency between tables for dataproviders
Warning of Table 5!
Warning of Table 1!

17. The system checks all data
There is a validation check

18. An error list appears

19. There is no error! 

20. Elektra surface from the statistician’s side
There are different filter options to choose

21. Filter options
Questionnaires can be downloaded in excel/csv and pdf format
Bubbles with additional information for each row

22. The results We have less work with:
No need to type in the excell questionnaire
Automated built-in validation rules for the data consistency within the questionnaire
Better quality data
Data arrives directly into the database
We still have work with:
Y2Y checks, time series
Consictency between questionnaires: quarterly and annually (Annex E and Annex A/C)
Future plan:
Elektra version 2.0 (in progress to develop the system)

23. Thank you for your attention! Any questions?23