4240.0.55.001 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2013

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Contents >> Concepts, Methods and Processes >> Data Methods and Processes

DATA METHODS AND PROCESSES

This section describes the interactions and business rules within the Collection as they relate to key output collection populations. Further terms and definitions are provided in the Glossary.

This section contains the following subsection :
Data Collection Methods
Creating Unique Child Records from Episode Records
Background to Creating Unique Child Records
Matching and Linking Terminology
Statistical Linkage Key
Identification of Identical SLK Child Records Across Data Sources
Stages of Linking Methodology
Linking Within-File
Linking Between-Files
Reporting Child Counts
Identification of Unique Child Records in the YBFS
Sector Classification
Reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status