Statistical Terms Glossary

Accumulation and application of knowledge about what works and what does not work in terms of promoting gender equality and non-discrimination against women in different situations and contexts.

A mathematical measure of the sensitivity of rates of return on a portfolio or a given stock compared with rates of return on the market as a whole.

Edits carried out on fields involving more than one record in the survey. Statistical edits are an example of between-record edits because distributions are generated on sets of fields over all the records in the survey.

A road vehicle which has two or more wheels and is generally propelled solely by the muscular energy of the persons on that vehicle, in particular by means of a pedal system, lever or handle (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, quadricycles and carriages for people with disabilities).

Part of a carriageway designated for use by cyclists and distinguished from the rest of the carriageway by longitudinal road markings.

Independent road or part of a road designated for use by cyclists and sign-posted as such. A cycle track is separated from other roads or other parts of the same road by structural means.

A type of road, consisting of two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other, typically alternating every few kilometres to allow periodic overtaking in both directions.

Is a statistical analysis of books, articles, or other publications.

The price offered for a security or commodity by a prospective buyer.

Bid rigging is a particular form of collusive price-fixing behaviour by which firms coordinate their bids on procurement or project contracts.

Bid-ask spread is the difference between the price buyers are willing to pay for an asset (bid) and the price sellers are asking for it.

In the context of Paris Club reschedulings, the date by which all bilateral agreements must be concluded. It is set in the Agreed Minute and is typically about six months later, but can be extended upon request.

Loans extended by a bilateral creditor.

A bilateral monopoly/oligopoly is a situation where there is a single (or few) buyer(s) and seller(s) of a given product in a market. The level of concentration in the sale of purchase of the product results in a mutual inter-dependence between the seller(s) and buyer(s).

Rescheduling agreements reached bilaterally between the debtor and creditor countries. These are legally the equivalent of new loan agreements. After a Paris Club rescheduling, such agreements are required to put into effect the debt restructuring set forth in the multinational Agreed Minute.

A price or quantity comparison between two countries that draws upon data only for those two countries. Also known as bilateral comparisons.

An unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum of money to, or to the order of, a specified person or to bearer.

The product specification that details the operations required to build a standard construction project. It covers the costs of inputs (labour, materials and plant), subcontracting, preliminaries and overheads. It also covers contractor’s profit or loss, architect’s and engineer’s fees and non-deductible taxes. A bill of quantities is structured to provide a weighted price for each component specified which, when summed across components, provide the purchasers’ price for the standard construction project described.

Bills are short-term securities that give the holder (creditor) the unconditional right to receive a stated fixed sum on a specified date

The method used to build up the costs of construction projects from the individual modules of activity involved.

Refers to the base-two number system. The system contains only two numbers, 0 and 1. In computer-like circuits, the presence of a voltage, current or other such signal indicates a "1" whereas the absence of the same signal indicates "0".

A PPP between two countries calculated using only the prices and weights for those two countries.

Liquid biofuels derived from biomass and blended with or replacing jet kerosene.

Bioclimatology is the scientific study of the relationship between organisms and climate