Glossary:Classification
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A statistical classification or nomenclature is an exhaustive and structured set of mutually exclusive and well-described categories, often presented in a hierarchy that is reflected by the numeric or alphabetical codes assigned to them, used to standardise concepts and compile statistical data.
Further information
- Standard Statistical Classifications: Basic Principles, E Hoffmann, M. Chamie, paper presented to the 30th UN Statistical Commission, 1999