Shorthand for labelling data values
Some tables on StatsWales use symbols, also known as shorthand, to provide extra detail about specific data values. These are as follows:
| Shorthand | Meaning | Use |
|---|---|---|
| a | Average | The data value is an average of other values |
| b | Break in time series | There is a break in the data series that means that data before the break cannot be directly compared with data after the break |
| c | Confidential information | The data value has been suppressed for confidentiality purposes |
| e | Estimated | The data value is an estimated value |
| f | Forecast | The data value is a calculated future value instead of an observed value |
| k | Low figure | The data value is a low figure that appears as a zero when rounded |
| ns | Not statistically significant | It's not possible to determine if the data value is reliable or not |
| p | Provisional | The data value is yet to be finalised, or is expected to be revised |
| r | Revised | The data value has been revised since it was first published |
| s | Statistically significant at 0.05 or 5% level | There's a less than 5% chance the data value is unreliable |
| ss | Statistically significant at 0.01 or 1% level | There's a less than 1% chance the data value is unreliable |
| sss | Statistically significant at 0.001 or 0.1% level | There's a less than 0.1% chance the data value is unreliable |
| t | Total | The data value is a total of other values |
| u | Low reliability | The data value is of low statistical quality |
| w | None recorded in survey | No data value is estimated to be in this combination of variables |
| x | Not available | The data value is unavailable for unknown or other reasons |
| z | Not applicable | There is no possible data value for this combination of variables |