The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.
If you are looking for statistical figures, go from the definition to the statistics page.
Classification database
Classification Database is a general place to store classifications. The database contains:
¨ classification codes and texts
¨ definitions of the items (explanatory notes)
¨ index entries of the items (title words)
¨ keys between classifications (correspondence tables)
¨ rules of aggregations.
There can be several versions of one classification. If needed there are different versions for different years. There are several text versions as well:
¨ for abbreviations (5 - 65 characters),
¨ for different languages (Finnish, Swedish, English).
Classification Database is used for:
¨ creating new
¨ updating
¨ coping
¨ deleting
¨ comparing
¨ importing and
¨ exporting (Ascii, Excel, HTML, CLASET)
classifications, definitions, index entries and classification keys.
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa