Microdata comprise of information on each individual, household, business, etc., responding to a survey, with codes (usually numbers) representing the response to each question asked.
Aggregate data are summary-level data, the result of applying statistical analyses to microdata. Aggregate data are commonly referred to interchangeably with the term ‘statistics’.
Time series are observations of the same variable (e.g., unemployment rate) made over time, usually at a regular interval such as weekly, monthly, yearly, etc.
Mediated access These data are password-protected and must be accessed with the assistance of Data Library Staff.
Access to these data is restricted to researchers meeting access criteria. Please see associated data centre links (e.g.: Metropolis; Research Data Centre) for further information regarding access restrictions.
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