Methods can be generalised and have a different naming convention to their specific implementation. For example, for an imputation method we might define target_variable and period whereas when the method is implemented these might be replaced with turnover and month respectively.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Reference | Single base unit of the dataset |
| Population | All known references |
| Strata | Population split up by certain characteristics (e.g. SIC and employment group in MBS) |
| Target variable | Variable to be imputed |
| Period | Date variable for a dataset |
| Auxiliary variable | A variable that may be used as a predictor for a reference's target variable, or as supplimentary information for estimation weights |