Reference Guide Urban Audit 2003-2005 Mathieu Vliegen

Activities Studying in depth the metadata in the UA Reports provided by the participating countries and contractors the Urban Audit Database Writing a report on the methodologies used in the collection of the UA variables

Analysis scheme Metadata variables * Deviation from definition * Type of data collection * Use of additional information * Type of statistic Metadata indicators: Reference date * Numerator * Denominator

Deviation from definition Definition describes * target population * characteristics of the target population Operational definition depends on sources available * corresponds with prescribed definition * does not correspond with prescribed definition: deviation from the definition

Type of data collection Sources complying with target population full coverage: censuses, (micro-integrated) registers or registrations partial coverage: (micro-integrated) sample survey Sources not complying but having a certain relationship with the target population : additional information

Type of statistic Enumerated statistic: Weighted statistic: result of simple arithmetic procedure in case of complying full coverage source Weighted statistic: result of reweighting sample techniques in case of complying partial coverage source Modelled statistic: result of modelling techniques in case of not complying full or partial coverage source

Outline of the Reference Guide Introduction Metadata in the UA data collection 2003-2005 Glossary of the metadata around the nine statistical fields and their domains Conclusions and recommendations

Existing metadata in sources Metadata in Country Reports: quality varies enormously reports with hardly any (relevant) information reports with some (relevant) information reports with very relevant information Metadata in Database: quality varies too flags and footnotes important in case of reports with no of some information

In conclusion Reference Guide will be too unbalanced when based on the available metadata only Therefore: NUAC’s * will receive first concept * will be asked to fill up possible gaps