European Statistical System (ESS) handbook for quality and metadata reports — 2020 edition - Products Manuals and Guidelines

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The ESS handbook for quality and metadata reports is recognised as an ESS standard and included in the catalogue of ESS standards thus representing a visible component of the ESS standardisation process. It updates the 2014 ESS handbook on quality reports (EHQR) and has been profoundly revised after the endorsement of SIMS V2.0 by the ESSC in November 2015. This publication fully incorporates SIMS V2.0 combining the ESS Standard for Quality Report Structure (ESQRS) and the Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS), and follows the structure of SIMS V2.0. The handbook includes revised guidelines, many examples of existing reports, new material on administrative data, big data, multi-source processes, and other information.