Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Series (SERIES)

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Section	English 131	Arabic 131	Czech 131	German 131	Spanish 131	French 131	Italian 131	Japanese 131	Portuguese 131	Russian 131	Chinese 131
131-1	raw data —crude data —basic data —primary data	بيانات الأولى—بيانات الأساسية—بيانات الخام	základní data	Rohergebnis	datos brutos —datos básicos —datos primarios	donnée brute —donnée de base	dati grezzi —dati di base	生データ —未加工データ —基礎データ —第一次データ	dados brutos —dados básicos —dados primários	Необработанные данные —Исходные данные —Первичные данные	原始数据 —基本数据
131-2	series	متسلسلات	řada, absolutních čísel	Reihe	series	série	successioni	系列	série	Ряды	系列
131-3	absolute number	أعداد المطلقة	absolutní číslo	Grundzahl —absolute Zahl	números absolutos	nombre absolu	numeri assoluti	絶対値	valores	Абсолютные числа	绝对数
131-4	statistical table	جداول عددية	číselná tabulka	Zahlentabelle	cuadros numéricos	tableau numérique	tabelle statistiche —tavole statistiche	統計表	tabelas	Статистические таблицы	统计表
131-5	variable —variate	متغيرات	proměnná	Variable	variables	variable	variabile	変数 —変量	variáveis	Варьирующие признаки —Вариант	变量
131-6	attribute —characteristic	أوصاف كيفية	znak kvalitativní	qualitatives Merkmal	caracteres cualitativos —atributos	caractère qualitatif	carattere qualitativo	属性 —特性	atributos —características	Качественный признак	特征
131-7	cross-tabulation —contingency table	جداول متعددة المداخل	kombinační tabulka	mehrdimensionale Tabelle	cuadros de múltiple entrada	tableau à multiples entrées	tabelle a multipla entrata	クロス集計表 —関連表（分割表）	tabelas cruzadas —tabelas de múltipla entrada	Комбинационные таблицы	交叉分类汇总表
131-8	summary table	جدول التلخيصي	souhrnná tabulka	Übersichtstabelle	cuadro resumen —cuadro de totales	tableau récapitulatif	tabella riassuntiva —tabella sintetica	要約表	quadro resumo	Сводные таблицы —Краткие таблицы	概要表
131-9	individual tables	جداول الجزئية	dílčí tabulka	detaillierte Tabelle	cuadros parciales	tableau partiel	tabelle analitiche	個別表	tabela individual	Детализированные таблицы	单项表

Data are usually referred to as raw data ¹ or crude data ¹ prior to their processing and tabulation and basic data ¹ or primary data ¹ after processing and tabulation. Basic data usually consist of series ² of absolute numbers ³ which are put together in the form of statistical tables ⁴ . In such tables the data are generally classified with respect to certain variables ⁵ or variates ⁵ such as age, number of children, etc., or with respect to certain attributes ⁶ or characteristics ⁶ (i.e. sex, marital status, etc.). Where data are classified with respect to several variables or attributes simultaneously the tables are called cross-tabulations ⁷ or contingency tables ⁷ . Summary tables ⁸ give information in less detail than do individual tables ⁹ .

1. When the data relate to individuals (110-2) as their unit of analysis they may be referred to as micro-data. Aggregate data or macro-data relate to a unit of analysis other than an individual, for example, a nation or an administrative unit within a nation. Micro-data can be derived from several sources such as a field survey (203-5) or a sample of vital registration records. A new source of micro-data is the census public use sample, which is a systematic or a random sample of census returns that is made available for analytical purposes to interested individuals.
7. A table which presents the distribution of a single variable or attribute within a population is generally called a frequency table.

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raw data

crude data

basic data

primary data

series