Article 4. Basic concepts

The following basic concepts shall be used in this Law:

identifier is a sequence of characters that allows identifying a statistical unit based on its name, geographic location, or other specific properties;

individual data is primary data characterizing a statistical unit, which allows identifying it either directly or indirectly;

administrative data is data generated by state administration and economic management bodies, as well as local executive authorities in connection with the exercise of their powers;

metadata is data that describes statistical data and processes in a standardized way by providing users with information about data sources, methodologies, definitions, classifications, and quality;

national statistical system is a set of state statistical bodies and other producers of official statistics that jointly produce and disseminate official statistics;

producer of official statistics is the state administration body and (or) its subdivision that is part of the national statistical system that produces statistical data in accordance with statistical programs in the field of official statistics;

statistical data is information of economic, demographic, social, financial, environmental and other nature, produced as a result of statistical observations and (or) on the basis of administrative data;

production of statistical data is the activity pertaining to collecting, processing, summarizing, analyzing, disseminating, and storing statistical data;

statistical unit is an individual or a legal entity (including its separate subdivisions, branches, and representative offices) or a household subject to statistical observation;

classification is the division of sets of objects by similarity or distinction into separate subsets in accordance with the accepted methods and attributes in the field of official statistics.