Accuracy and reliability
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Revisions on the indices can occur three and a half years back in time, but usually major revisions occur in later periods. The reliability of the statistics increases updates on indices from Purchases and Sales by Firms, Producer Price Index for Services. There are no calculations on uncertainty.
Overall accuracy
There are no calculations of uncertainty.
Sampling error
Not relevant to these statistics.
Non-sampling error
The uncertainty of the statistics covers: - Turnover based on enterprises VAT reporting is used as approximation for turnover. - Forecast values are used for missing values of the Producer price index for services.
Quality management
Statistics Denmark follows the recommendations on organisation and management of quality given in the Code of Practice for European Statistics (CoP) and the implementation guidelines given in the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System (QAF). A Working Group on Quality and a central quality assurance function have been established to continuously carry through control of products and processes.
Quality assurance
Statistics Denmark follows the principles in the Code of Practice for European Statistics (CoP) and uses the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System (QAF) for the implementation of the principles. This involves continuous decentralized and central control of products and processes based on documentation following international standards. The central quality assurance function reports to the Working Group on Quality. Reports include suggestions for improvement that are assessed, decided and subsequently implemented.
Quality assessment
The reliability of the statistics increases updates on indices from Purchases and Sales by Enterprises, Producer Price Index for Services and Workplaces and jobs. When using estimates on KAU or industry level gives uncertainty to precision. We do not know the extent of uncertainty associated with these model assumptions.
Data revision - policy
Statistics Denmark revises published figures in accordance with the Revision Policy for Statistics Denmark. The common procedures and principles of the Revision Policy are for some statistics supplemented by a specific revision practice.
Data revision practice
Data is published in 2024. Therefore, observations are missing to prepare revision.