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Classifications and Tools
All information essential to understand the methods used in surveys and to correctly interpret their results. Software packages for statistical production are also available to researchers, statisticians and skilled users.
The rules and classifications adopted to carry out surveys are illustrated in the methodological publications, along with all other methodological aspects and software used.
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The use of statistical definitions and classifications adopted at the national and international level facilitates the comparability of the statistical information produced by different organisations.
The use of statistical definitions and classifications adopted at the national and international level facilitates the comparability of the statistical information produced by different organisations.
The term ontology means a formal representation of the real world that “translates” the natural language (ambiguous by its nature) into a formal (unambiguous) language that can be used for the creation of integrated information systems.
The tools developed by Istat in order to guarantee the quality of statistical products and the transparency of the production processes are available in the section Tools for data quality.
The section Methods and IT tools for statistical production contain documents that describe the methods applied in the statistical production processes and the generalized software used for the application of these methods.
Through computing system and data analysis users have the opportunity to select and apply techniques of official statistics.
Through the standard SDMX protocol (Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange), Istat disseminates data of the corporate data warehouse (I.Stat) also in machine-to-machine mode via web service.