DDS Entity Definition: N_AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN

Name:

Generalised Sheep Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census.

Identifier:

N_AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN

Type:

nCube (N)

Root unit:

Great Britain (Show data)

Additive:

Yes

Text:

This set of three generalised categories was suggested by Dr. John Chapman (University of Portsmouth) and identifies breeding ewes, lambs aged under one, and all other sheep. Dr. Chapman notes that the number of ewes measures the breeding stock while the number of lambs measures the productivity of that stock.

nCube "N_AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN" is contained within:

nCube Groups:

Entity ID	Entity Name
NG_AGCEN_SHEEP	Agricultural Census Farm Sheep Statistics

Universes:

Entity ID	Entity Name
U_SHEEP	All Sheep

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nCube "N_AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN" contains:

Variables :

Entity ID	Entity Name
V_AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN	Agricultural Census Generalised Sheep Categories

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Data Map listing for nCube N_AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN:

The DDS data map lists the "cell references" that are held in our main data table, each with its category values on each dimension (variable) of the nCube.

Cell Reference	Dim	Category Value
AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN:ewes	1	Breeding Ewes
AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN:lambs	1	Lambs (Aged under 1)
AGCEN_SHEEP_GEN:other	1	All Other Sheep