Definition: Cost-effectiveness
General concept
Cost-effectiveness shall mean the optimum use of all available resources and the minimization of the burden on respondents. The amount of work and the costs which the production of statistics requires should be in proportion to the importance of the results/benefits sought.
Source:
European Union, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community statistics (Official Journal of the European Union No L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1-7)
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