DomainValidationRules

Domain-specific validation rules for the European Statistical System

Examples of data validation rules, described in handbooks for data transmission between National Statistical Institutes and Eurostat. The rules are implemented using R package validate and GenericValidationRules.

Implemented rules

• Short term statistics rules:

  • STS01: "Correct series"
  • STS02: "No gaps"
  • STS03: "Prices positive"
  • STS04: "No negative observations"
  • STS05: "unique observations"
  • STS06: "all series types"
  • STS10: "base index is 100"

• National Accounts rules:

  • NA_MAIN_VCO_Consistency_between_Prices: "Chain linked formula"