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Cinemas and Films

From 2016 the cinema and film statistics includes all the cinemas, which reports to Filmweb, which is estimated to comprise over 99 per cent. of all admissions in cinemas.

Overall accuracy

The statistic covers all commercially operated cinemas in Denmark. Filmweb used by cinema owners and film rentals in their internal economic settlement. Therefore, both parties have an interest in the content of Filmweb becomes as accurately as possible.

Sampling error

Not relevant for this statistics.

Non-sampling error

For a minor part of the tickets are in the data is not given a price since the ticket is included in a type of discount system. The fare for these tickets will be imputed.

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

From 2014 data source changed an extract from Filmweb which collects reports from all the cinemas. Filmweb use of theater owners and film owners in their internal economic settlement. Therefore, both parties have an interest in the content of Filmweb becomes as accurately as possible

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

Only final statistics is published.