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Comparable - definition(s)

Comparable -

   (1) Information that can be compared, is similar, is worthy of comparison.
   (2) Comparability refers to the extent to which differences between statistics for different places or times can be attributed to real differences between the things being measured.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 21 November 2012 18:47:22, http://www.nss.gov.au/dataquality/glossary.jsp External 


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