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Statistical Metadata: a Unified Approach to Management and Dissemination

Journal of Official Statistics
Volume 31 (2015): Issue 2 (June 2015)
By: Marina Signore,  Mauro Scanu and  Giovanna Brancato  
Open Access
|Jun 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jos-2015-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7367
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Language: English
Page range: 325 - 347
Submitted on: Nov 1, 2013
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Accepted on: Feb 1, 2015
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Published on: Jun 27, 2015
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM),
Generic Statistical Business Process (GSBPM),
organisational and support processes,
SDMX,
paradata,
quality indicators
Related subjects:
Mathematics,
Probability and statistics

© 2015 Marina Signore, Mauro Scanu, Giovanna Brancato, published by Sciendo
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