Statistical Terms Glossary

Homeworkers on the payroll are persons employed by the establishment, in general on a piece-work basis, who work in their own home and whose name appears on the payroll. Homeworkers paid by sub-contractors are not included in employment statistics for establishments. Homeworkers on the payroll should be enumerated for single period. Where the numbers are significant and fluctuate. It may also be useful to collect the average number in the enquiry periods as defined for employees.

Intentional and non-intentional killing, including infanticide. The distinction between intentional and unintentional homicide differs from country to country, as does the definition of attempted murder.

A unit of homogeneous production is a producer unit in which only a single (non-ancillary) productive activity is carried out; this unit is not normally observable and is more an abstract or conceptual unit underlying the symmetric (product- by-product) input-output tables.

Homogenous products are considered to be homogenous when they are perfect substitutes and buyers perceive no actual or real differences between the products offered by different firms.
Price is the single most important dimension along which firms producing homogenous products compete.

Irrational fear of, and aversion to, homosexuality and to lesbian, gay and bisexual people based on prejudice.

Person who is attracted to someone of the same sex.

Sexual or erotic orientation of a person for members of the same sex.

Acts of violence, usually murder, committed by male family members against female family members, who are held to have brought dishonor upon the family (Human Rights Watch, 2001). A woman can be targeted by (individuals within) her family for a variety of reasons, when she allegedly steps outside of her socially prescribed role, including refusal to enter into an arranged marriage, being the victim of a sexual assault, seeking a divorce — even from an abusive husband — or (allegedly) committing adultery. The mere perception that a woman has behaved in a way that "dishonors" her family is sufficient to trigger an attack on her life (Committee on the Status of Women, 2004). However, the term “crimes committed in the name of honor” is currently being used to refer to these acts of violence.

Equipment to allow divers to breath underwater using hoses delivering compressed air from compressors on-board a boat above them.

Drainage method to control groundwater tables by horizontal buried pipe drains (closed system) or open drains.

Horizontal integration occurs when an activity results in end-products with different characteristics. This could theoretically be interpreted as activities carried out simultaneously using the same factors of production, in which case it would often be impossible to separate such activities statistically into different processes, assign them to different units or generally provide separate data for them, nor would rules relying on allocation of value added or similar measures be applicable. Alternative indicators, such as gross output, might sometimes be applicable, but there is no general rule for
identifying the single activity that best represents the mix included in this horizontal integration. Since patterns of horizontal integration have been considered in the preparation of the classification, in many cases commonly integrated activities are included in the same class of activity even though their outputs have quite different characters.

A fishery (or industry) is horizontally integrated when firms in the fishery operate and manage multiple units at the same level of the supply chain. For example, a firm that operates several processing plants, across several regions or for different species, is considered horizontally integrated.

Vertical integration describes a style of management control. Vertically integrated companies are united through a hierarchy with a common owner. Usually each member of the hierarchy produces a different product or service, and the products combine to satisfy a common need. It is contrasted with horizontal integration. Vertical integration is one method of avoiding the hold-up problem. A monopoly produced through vertical integration is called a vertical monopoly, although it might be more appropriate to speak of this as some form of cartel. Andrew Carnegie actually introduced the idea of vertical integration. This led other businessmen to using the system to promote better financial growth and efficiency in their companies and businesses.

A Horizontal merger is a merger between firms that produce and sell the same products, i.e., between competing firms. Horizontal mergers, if significant in size, can reduce competition in a market and are often reviewed by competition authorities. Horizontal mergers can be viewed as horizontal integration of firms in a market or across markets.

Concentration of women and men in different sectors and occupations.

Options strategy that involves buying and selling the same number of options contracts with the same striking price but different maturity dates.

A horizontally integrated enterprise is one in which several different kinds of activities which produce different kinds of goods or services for sale on the market are carried out in parallel with each other.

An institution whose primary function is to provide services (diagnostic and therapeutic) for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical. Most hospitals also provide some outpatient services, particularly emergency care.

Waste coming out of hospitals. Such waste is around 85 % non–hazardous, around 10 % are infectious, around 5% non-infectious but hazardous.

Total days for which beds are occupied by patients, including days of stay for patients who are not discharged, for a year or part of the year.

A computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network.

The host country of banks is the country where a bank’s foreign affiliate is located

Corporate raider whose actions are not supported by the targeted corporation.

An offer to purchase shares from a firm's stockholders when directors of the target firm have recommended that stockholders do not sell their stock.

A customary practice where male family members kill female relatives in the name of family ‘honour’ for sexual activity outside marriage, either suspected or forced, even when they have been victims of rape.

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center, called colocation.

Is a service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet. There are various levels of service and various kinds of services offered.