Disaggregation
Disaggregation or disaggregation (derived from the Latin aggregare = beigesellen) describes the breakdown of statistical data according to certain characteristics into different individual sizes. It is in contrast to aggregation .
Applications
The term is used, among other things, in connection with the systematic measurement of human rights (“ monitoring ”). Quantitative information is structured according to aspects relevant to human rights. If one were not to break down and only use average values, de facto discrimination could go undetected. The structure aspects are therefore derived from the prohibition of discrimination. Human rights indicators should therefore be available broken down by gender, skin color, age, place of residence and ethnicity , among other things . For practical reasons, however, this is not always possible if the required data is missing.
Another use of the term can be found in technical fields, e.g. B. if a superposition of individual signals should be used to infer their origin. One application here is e.g. B. to be found in smart meter systems.
literature
- Eibe Riedel: New Bearings to the State Reporting Procedure, in: Sabine von Schorlemer Praxishandbuch UNO - The United Nations in the Light of Global Challenges, Heidelberg 2003, pp. 345–358
- Michael Duchstein: The international benchmarking process and its importance for industrial property protection, Heidelberg 2010, pp. 148–154