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Word and PDF versions of document<a class="confluence-link unresolved" data-filename="GSIM User Guide.docx" href="#"><img class="confluence-embedded-image confluence-external-resource" src="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/download/attachments/75563891/word.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1356623381757" data-image-src="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/download/attachments/75563891/word.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1356623381757"></a><a class="confluence-link unresolved" data-filename="GSIM User Guide.pdf" href="#"><img class="confluence-embedded-image confluence-external-resource" src="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/download/attachments/75563891/pdf.PNG?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1356683949849" data-image-src="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/download/attachments/75563891/pdf.PNG?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1356683949849"></a><h3 style="text-align: center;">Note: To translate this paper into over 50 languages, please see the Automatic translation option at the top of the screen</h3><h1 style="text-align: center;"> Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM): User Guide (Version 1.0, December 2012) <img class="editor-inline-macro" src="/stat/platform/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro?definition=e2FuY2hvcjpoLnY5MnZodXU3c3llZX0&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2" data-macro-name="anchor" data-macro-default-parameter="h.v92vhuu7syee"><img class="editor-inline-macro" src="/stat/platform/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro?definition=e2FuY2hvcjpoLmV4MzA3c2NuZWE1b30&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2" data-macro-name="anchor" data-macro-default-parameter="h.ex307scnea5o"><img class="editor-inline-macro" src="/stat/platform/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro?definition=e2FuY2hvcjpfVG9jMzIzNzE4NzEyfQ&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2" data-macro-name="anchor" data-macro-default-parameter="_Toc323718712"></h1>About this document The document contains information to help users understand what a conceptual model is. It provides guides to help understand GSIM, explains how GSIM can be used as a communication tool and describes the steps to be taken to implement GSIM at a business and technical level. The document also includes information on how some early adopters of GSIM intend to use the model.This document should be read in conjunction with either the GSIM Communication paper or the GSIM Specification.This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>. If you re-use all or part of this work, please attribute it to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), on behalf of the international statistical community. <img class="confluence-embedded-image" height="60" width="140" src="/stat/platform/download/attachments/80052949/worddavf99bebbb9effe0608036ad795be8dabe.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1369301452183" data-image-src="/stat/platform/download/attachments/80052949/worddavf99bebbb9effe0608036ad795be8dabe.png?version=1&amp;modificationDate=1369301452183" data-linked-resource-id="80150762" data-linked-resource-type="attachment" data-linked-resource-default-alias="worddavf99bebbb9effe0608036ad795be8dabe.png" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform" data-linked-resource-container-id="80052949" title="null > worddavf99bebbb9effe0608036ad795be8dabe.png"><img class="editor-inline-macro" src="/stat/platform/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro?definition=e2FuY2hvcjpfVG9jMzIzODA3NDEzfQ&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2" data-macro-name="anchor" data-macro-default-parameter="_Toc323807413"><h2 style="margin-left: 150.0px;"> Table of Contents</h2> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/1+Introduction" data-linked-resource-id="75563988" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="1 Introduction" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Introduction </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/2+A+conceptual+model" data-linked-resource-id="75563989" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="2 A conceptual model" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">A conceptual model </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/3+Understanding+GSIM" data-linked-resource-id="75563990" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="3 Understanding GSIM" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Understanding GSIM </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/4+GSIM+as+a+communication+tool" data-linked-resource-id="75563991" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="4 GSIM as a communication tool" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">GSIM as a communication tool </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/5+Implementing+GSIM+at+a+business+level" data-linked-resource-id="75563992" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="5 Implementing GSIM at a business level" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Implementing GSIM at a business level </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/6+Implementing+GSIM+at+a+technical+level" data-linked-resource-id="75563993" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="6 Implementing GSIM at a technical level" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Implementing GSIM at a technical level </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/7+Examples+of+Implementing+GSIM" data-linked-resource-id="75563994" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="7 Examples of Implementing GSIM" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Examples of Implementing GSIM </a><a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/7+Examples+of+Implementing+GSIM#id-7ExamplesofImplementingGSIM-_Toc343789990" data-anchor="_Toc343789990" data-linked-resource-id="75563994" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="7 Examples of Implementing GSIM#_Toc343789990" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">GSIM and Statistics New Zealand </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/7+Examples+of+Implementing+GSIM#id-7ExamplesofImplementingGSIM-_Toc343789991" data-anchor="_Toc343789991" data-linked-resource-id="75563994" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="7 Examples of Implementing GSIM#_Toc343789991" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">GSIM and the Australian Bureau of Statistics </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/7+Examples+of+Implementing+GSIM#id-7ExamplesofImplementingGSIM-_Toc343789992" data-anchor="_Toc343789992" data-linked-resource-id="75563994" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="7 Examples of Implementing GSIM#_Toc343789992" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">GSIM and the International Monetary Fund Statistics Department </a><a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+A_+Scenarios" data-linked-resource-id="75563995" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex A_ Scenarios" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Annex A: Scenarios </a><a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+A_+Scenarios#AnnexA_Scenarios-_Toc343789994" data-anchor="_Toc343789994" data-linked-resource-id="75563995" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex A_ Scenarios#_Toc343789994" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Scenario 1: GSIM and metadata management </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+A_+Scenarios#AnnexA_Scenarios-_Toc343789995" data-anchor="_Toc343789995" data-linked-resource-id="75563995" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex A_ Scenarios#_Toc343789995" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Scenario 2: GSIM and the acquisition of data </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+A_+Scenarios#AnnexA_Scenarios-_Toc343789996" data-anchor="_Toc343789996" data-linked-resource-id="75563995" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex A_ Scenarios#_Toc343789996" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Scenario 3: GSIM and sample selection and estimation </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+A_+Scenarios#AnnexA_Scenarios-_Toc343789997" data-anchor="_Toc343789997" data-linked-resource-id="75563995" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex A_ Scenarios#_Toc343789997" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Scenario 4: GSIM and dissemination of statistical information </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+A_+Scenarios#AnnexA_Scenarios-_Toc343789998" data-anchor="_Toc343789998" data-linked-resource-id="75563995" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex A_ Scenarios#_Toc343789998" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Scenario 5: GSIM and quality </a> <a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+B_+Template+for+Case+Study" data-linked-resource-id="75563996" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex B_ Template for Case Study" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Annex B_ Template for Case Study</a><a class="confluence-link" href="/stat/platform/display/metis/Annex+B_+Template+for+Case+Study" data-linked-resource-id="75563996" data-linked-resource-type="page" data-linked-resource-default-alias="Annex B_ Template for Case Study" data-base-url="http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform">Annex B: Template for Case Study </a> <img class="editor-inline-macro" src="/stat/platform/plugins/servlet/confluence/placeholder/macro?definition=e2FuY2hvcjpfR29CYWNrfQ&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;version=2" data-macro-name="anchor" 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