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This guide should be consulted together with the SDDS guide as the provisions related to the implementation of the SDDS Plus track those of the SDDS. However, the SDDS Plus includes nine additional data categories, with specified coverage, periodicity, and timeliness requirements related to these additional data categories. This guide elaborates in detail on those nine data categories.

Assessment Methodology

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The generic Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF) May 2012 serves as an umbrella for seven dataset-specific frameworks. The current May 2012 version of the DQAF is an update of the July 2003 version of the DQAF to reflect experience and international statistical developments, particularly updated international methodological standards.