Statistical Terms Glossary

Concept used to describe the complexity of discrimination implicating more than one ground, also known as “additive,” “accumulative,” “compound,” “intersectional,” “complex bias” or “multi-dimensional inequalities.” Though the terminology may seem confusing, it tends to describe two situations: (1) situation where an individual is faced with more than one form of grounds-based discrimination (i.e. sex plus disability discrimination, or gender plus sexual orientation). In such circumstances, all women and all persons with disabilities (both male and female) are potentially subject to the discrimination. (2) Situation where discrimination affects only those who are members of more than one group (i.e. only women with disabilities and not men with disabilities), also known as intersectional discrimination. Regarding discrimination against women, CEDAW General Recommendation no. 25 recognizes the following: “Certain groups of women, in addition to suffering from discrimination directed against them as women, may also suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on additional grounds such as race, ethnic or religious identity, disability, age, class, caste or other factors. Such discrimination may affect these groups of women primarily, or to a different degree or in different ways than men. States parties may need to take specific temporary special measures to eliminate such multiple forms of discrimination against women and its compounded negative impact on them.”

Imputes several times for each value requiring imputation and
then produces an estimate for the item

Multiple land use refers to the use of land for more than one purpose, for example, grazing of livestock, recreation and timber production. The term may also apply to the use of associated bodies of water for recreational purposes, fishing and water supply

Multiple official exchange rates arise when the monetary authorities maintain a regime of applying two or more exchange rates to different categories of transactions

Where water is used for domestic, agricultural or other purposes, reflecting the realities of rural people's multifaceted water use.

is a device that performs multiplexing; it selects one of many analog or digital input signals and forwards the selected input into a single line

See Bunny bonds

Multipoint refers to a communication configuration in which several terminals or stations are connected together. Multipoint is a single communications channel to which two or more stations or logical units are attached although only one can transmit at a time. Such arrangements usually require a polling mechanism under the control of a master station to ensure that only one device transmits at a time.

<networking> (MPLS) A packet switching protocol developed by the IETF. Initially developed to improve switching speed, other benefits are now seen as being more important. MPLS adds a 32-bit label to each packet to improve network efficiency and to enable routers to direct packets along predefined routes in accordance with the required quality of service. The label is added when the packet enters the MPLS network, and is based on an analysis of the packet header. The label contains information on the route along which the packet may travel, and the forwarding equivalence class (FEC) of the packet. Packets with the same FEC are routed through the network in the same way.

Routers make forwarding decisions based purely on the contents of the label. This simplifies the work done by the router, leading to an increase in speed. At each router, the label is replaced with a new label, which tells the next router how to forward the packet. The label is removed when the packet leaves the MPLS network.

Is an Internet standard that extends the format of e-mail to support:
Text in character sets other than ASCII
Non-text attachments
Message bodies with multiple parts
Header information in non-ASCII character sets

A Multi-purpose prepaid card is a stored value card which can be used for a wide range of payment purposes and which has the potential to be used on a national or international scale, but which may sometimes be restricted to a certain area. A reloadable multi-purpose prepaid card is also known as an electronic purse

MTCCs should be seen as means for the delivery of literacy, educational and cultural programmes to local populations in order to allow them real opportunities for accessing decent work; and as way of providing support for small and micro enterprises in the region allowing them opportunities for competition, subsequent growth and the ability to provide a wider range of employment opportunities.

MSPs are about partnerships that are greater than the sum of its parts and about creating lasting and meaningful impact at all levels of action. They are meant to promote a more holistic approach to development and better governance.

An instantaneous rain rate product which is derived from the IR-data of the geo-stationary EUMETSAT satellites by continuous re-calibration of the algorithm with rain-rate data from polar orbiting microwave sensors.

Is a device that combines multiple network voice and data communications functions into a single device.[1] Targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the MSBG integrates critical functions such as routing, VoIP, and security (virtual private networking, firewall, intrusion detection/prevention) into a single fault-tolerant platform, with a common control & management plane oriented around services. An MSBG may also include functionality such as web/e-mail server and filtering, storage, and wireless networking.

A type of statistical edit in which multivariate distributions are
used to evaluate the data and find outliers

An accident involving two or more road vehicles. The types of accidents involving two or more road vehicles are:
- Rear-end collision: collision with another vehicle using the same lane of a carriageway and moving in the same direction, slowing or temporarily halted (excluded are collisions with parked vehicles);
- Head-on collision: collision with another vehicle using the same lane of a carriageway and moving in the opposite direction, slowing or temporarily halted (excluded are collisions with parked vehicles);
- Collision due to crossing or turning: collision with another vehicle moving in a lateral direction due to crossing, leaving or entering a road (excluded are collisions with vehicles halted and waiting to turn which should be classified under (Rear-end collision) or (Head-on collision));
- Other collisions: collision occurring when driving side by side, overtaking or changing lanes; or collision with a vehicle parked or stopped at the edge of a carriageway, on shoulders, marked parking spaces, footpaths or parking sites, etc.

An agreement granted by official creditors that covers consolidation periods of two or more years in accordance with multiyear IMF arrangements, such as the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The modalities of the agreement are that a succession of shorter consolidations (tranches) are implemented after certain conditions specified in the Agreed Minute are satisfied, such as full implementation to date of the rescheduling agreement and continued implementation of the IMF arrangements.

Multi-year rescheduling agreement (MYRA) is an agreement that is made up of successive stages or tranches to be implemented only after certain specified conditions are met. Each tranche of the MYRA legally comes into force only when Paris Club creditors are satisfied that the conditions have been fulfilled. These agreements should be reported in Development Assistance Committee (DAC) statistics in stages as each tranche of the MYRA comes into force

Agreement in commercial bank negotiations which allowed for restructuring over a period of years rather than annually, to reduce the burden imposed by annual restructurings.

Is a highly contagious virus that causes painful swelling at the side of the face under the ears (the parotid glands), fever, headache and muscle aches. It can lead to viral meningitis.

Municipal notes are interest-bearing securities issued by state and local governments as interim financing for a period usually less than one year.

Household waste and waste from companies and public services that resembles household waste and which is collected at installations specifically designed for the disposal of mixed waste, with recovery of combustible liquids, gases or heat.