Accuracy and reliability
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Data for these statistics are derived from authorized and central sources such as the National Budget, Supplementary Funds Records and the municipal budgets.
Overall accuracy
The overall accuracy is high because data are based on the National Budget and Supplementary Funds Records. Furthermore, the reliability of municipality budget figures is high because data are delivered directly from the local financial systems.
Sampling error
Not relevant for this statistics.
Non-sampling error
Errors may arise in the preparation of data from erroneous coding of cultural domains or transversal cultural domains. The extent of these errors are probably neglible.
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 overall data quality is high because data are drawn directly from the National Budget and Supplementary Funds Records. Furthermore, the quality of municipality budget data is high because data are delivered directly from the local financial systems.
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 figures are published. Due to an error in the reporting of data, however, an extraordinary revision of the figures concerning Lotto funds from 2013 to 2017 and the media license fees in 2017.