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Quality Datasheet: Basque Country Construction Costs Index

Operation Identifier

Name of the Operation:

Basque Country Construction Costs Index

Code:

182480

Type of operation:

Sythesis

Frequency:

Monthly

Methodological datasheet:

ICCE

Quality Indicators

Relevance indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Satisfaction Index (Group: Economic cycle information) Importance level (Group: Economic cycle information) Number of website hits Number of media hits	2007 2007 2008 2008	3,6 3,6 33.043 61	0 - 5 0 - 5 1.009.739 1.731

Opportunity and punctuality indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Schedule compliance Annual average gap (weeks)	2008 2008	12 4	12 4

Indicators of comparability over time	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Length of comparable time series Years Months	1996-2008	13 156	10 years or more 120 months or more

Accessibility and Clarity Indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Number of methodological documents disseminated on the website. (“Methodology” section) No of publications disseminated (different formats)(1) Minimum number of “clicks” needed to access the data tables of the operation	2009 2009 2009	4 6 3

Other indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Monetary cost (euros)	2008	23.770	12.213.360

(2) The indicator includes the following formation:

• Situation graphs
• Website statistics tables
• Database table
• Quarterly newsletter
• Statistics yearbook
• Press release

Objectives

The quality datasheet seeks to establish a list of quantitative indicators that reflects the quality of a specific statistical operation, for each of the quality dimensions or factors established by EUROSTAT. This quality datasheet has been prepared based on the standard quality indicators recommended by the European authority and on others based on the procedures of the EUSTAT statistical operations.

Whenever possible, a reference value whose mission is to facilitate the interpretation of the “goodness” of the given indicator will be added alongside the real value of each indicator. And in general, it shall be expressed by a minimum or maximum reference value of the indicator.

Indicator Descriptions

• Relevance Indicators
  • Satisfaction Rating
    The real value of this indicator is calculated using the results of the last available User Satisfaction Survey produced by EUSTAT. The value range, the minimum and maximum of these indicators (between 0 and 5), is included as the reference value.
    User satistaction survey
  • Number of website hits
    The real value of this indicator is calculated using the annual figures from the Report on Website Demand produced by EUSTAT. It includes all the hits for the data, information, documentation, etc. related to a specific statistical operation . All web hits for the statistical operations for the relevant annual period are included as the reference value.
  • Number of media hits
    The real value of this indicator is calculated using the annual figures from the Dissemination Report produced by EUSTAT. It is the number of times that EUSTAT was referred to in any of the media with regard to a specific statistical operation. The total number of articles referring to Eustat in the media, irrespective of the statistical operation , is included as the reference value.

• Opportunity and punctuality indicators
  • Schedule compliance
    The real value of this indicator will be given by the number of period where the established economic cycle timeline has been fulfilled. If the operation is structural, the value 1 will be entered if the envisaged publication date has been met and 0 if it has not. The total number of annual reference periods is included as the reference value.
  • Average annual time-lag
    It is the time between the reference period of the data and their availability. The real value entered is an average value of the time-lags recorded throughout all the periods of the year. If the operation is structural, the annual time-lag will be considered. The time- lag that is established in the objectives of the statistical operation in the Annual Statistics Programme is included as the reference value.

• Indicators of comparability over time
  • Length of comparable time series
    The real value reflects the number of periods registered in the data series that are free of “gaps” either caused by the specific features of a certain period or by substantial methodological changes The greater the indicator, the more comparable the series is considered to be over time. The "10 years or more” value, the category suggested by EUROSTAT for this type of indicator, is recommended as the reference value.

• Accessibility and Clarity Indicators
  • Number of methodological documents disseminated on the website.
    The real value of this indicator reflects the total number of documents (reports, datasheets, tables,…) available in the “Methodology and Quality" section of the website, for each statistical operation .
  • Number of publications disseminated
    The real value of this indicator contains the number of different formats in which the information on the statistical operation is published. These formats are described in the Technical Project of the statistical operation .
  • Minimum number of “clicks” needed to access the data tables of the operation
    The real value of this indicator contains the number of clicks required to reach the statistics tables publishes on the Eustat website.

• Other Indicators
  • Monetary cost
    The real value reflects the transition cost of the operation and it uses the EUSTAT total transition costs as the reference value.