Statistical Terms Glossary

See averaging.

Organization or commercial entity, accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) or by a national country code top-level domain (ccTLD) authority, to manage the reservation of Internet domain names in accordance with the guidelines of the designated domain name registries and offer such services to the public.

Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) of ICANN is the successor to the responsibilities of the Domain Name Supporting Organization that relate to the generic top-level domains. ICANN's by-laws outline three supporting organizations, of which the GNSO belongs. The SOs help to promote the development of Internet policy and encourage diverse and international participation in the technical management of the Internet. Each SO names two Directors to the ICANN Board.

A protocol used by the service that maps a host name on a network into its IP address.

Domar weights are weights used to combine industry- level, gross output-based multi-factor productivity (KLEMS) to higher- level aggregates. Domar weights are special in that they do not normally add to one. This reflects the combined effects of integration and aggregation.

An airport that handles domestic flights within the same country, mostly it has one runway and has limited services

An airport not designated to handle international traffic.

The domestic currency is that which is legal tender in the economy and issued by the monetary authority for that economy, or for the common currency area to which the economy belongs.

Domestic factor incomes is the compensation of employees and operating surplus originating in domestic production; in other words, included in the valued added of resident producer.

A flight having exclusively domestic flight stages, all using the same flight number.

A flight stage flown between points within the domestic boundaries of a State.

The movement of aircraft between Iraqi airports (Baghdad, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Basra, Najaf, Mosul) only

This indicator measures the total amount of material directly used in an economy, excluding hidden flows. DMC equals DMI minus exports (in economy – wide material flow accounting).

This indicator represents the total mass of materials which have been used in the national economy, before flowing into the environment. These flows occur at the processing, manufacturing, use, and final disposal stages of the economic production-consumption chain.

Cost of resources used in products that are not imported.

Ratio of the cost of all factors of domestic origin (evaluated at their opportunity cost) to the domestic added value (at world prices). Also known as Bruno ratio.

Refers to the annual level of support, expressed in monetary terms, provided to agricultural production. It is one of the three pillars of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture targeted for reduction.

Domestic tourism is the tourism of resident visitors within the economic territory of the country of reference.

Domestic tourism consumption comprises the consumption of resident visitors within the economic territory of the country of reference.

Defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure, or wound someone. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender. It can occur within a range of relationships including couples who are married, living together or dating. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels.

Specific tools used in the practice of violence, which leads to organ dysfunction or causing harm, with the purpose of discipline or retribution (Violence Policy Center, 2004). A gun is the weapon most commonly used in domestic homicides; other tools are such as a stick, a whip, a rope, a tube or an electric wire, in addition to the use of fire or some sharp or edged weapons. Other tools might also be used, such as hitting with shoes or household utensils, and that’s when the violence act is not previously planned.

Domestic visitors are those whose country of residence is the country visited; they may be nationals of this country or foreigners.

Sometimes used interchangeably with municipal water withdrawal, but domestic water withdrawal focuses on human needs (drinking, cooking, cleaning, sanitation), whereas municipal deals more with water distribution.