Treatment of dataset gaps
During the quality assessment process it was determined that some datasets listed for a statistic were actually data gaps. For example, where state and territory datasets were not complete for all jurisdictions, this was considered a data gap.
Where quality information could not be collected for datasets on the ESA list, the statistic quality assessment was still produced using quality information from the other datasets contributing to that essential statistic. However, a data gap may have an unknown impact on the quality assessment outcome of a statistic. It is noted in the statistic assessment summaries where specific datasets were not taken into account for that assessment.