1. Reference Guide Urban Audit 2003-2005
Mathieu Vliegen

2. Activities Studying in depth the metadata in
the UA Reports provided by the participating countries and contractors
the Urban Audit Database
Writing a report on the methodologies used in the collection of the UA variables

3. Analysis scheme Metadata variables * Deviation from definition
* Type of data collection
* Use of additional information
* Type of statistic
Metadata indicators: Reference date
* Numerator
* Denominator

4. Deviation from definition
Definition describes
* target population
* characteristics of the target population
Operational definition depends on sources available
* corresponds with prescribed definition
* does not correspond with prescribed definition:
deviation from the definition

5. Type of data collection
Sources complying with target population
full coverage: censuses, (micro-integrated) registers or registrations
partial coverage: (micro-integrated) sample survey
Sources not complying but having a certain relationship with the target population :
additional information

6. Type of statistic Enumerated statistic: Weighted statistic:
result of simple arithmetic procedure in case of complying full coverage source
Weighted statistic:
result of reweighting sample techniques in case of complying partial coverage source
Modelled statistic:
result of modelling techniques in case of not complying full or partial coverage source

7. Outline of the Reference Guide
Introduction
Metadata in the UA data collection
Glossary of the metadata around the nine statistical fields and their domains
Conclusions and recommendations

8. Existing metadata in sources
Metadata in Country Reports: quality varies enormously
reports with hardly any (relevant) information
reports with some (relevant) information
reports with very relevant information
Metadata in Database: quality varies too
flags and footnotes important in case of reports with no of some information

9. In conclusion
Reference Guide will be too unbalanced when based on the available metadata only
Therefore: NUAC’s
* will receive first concept
* will be asked to fill up possible gaps