Processing error

Error in final survey results arising from the faulty implementation of correctly planned implementation methods.

Sources of processing errors include all post-collection operations, as well as the printing of questionnaires. Most processing errors occur in data for individual units, although errors can also be introduced in the implementation of systems and estimates.

In survey data, for example, processing errors may include transcription errors, coding errors, data entry errors and errors of arithmetic in tabulation.

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Statistical Policy Working Paper 15: "Quality in Establishment Surveys", Office of Management and Budget, Washington D.C., July 1988