macrodatasets
Macrodatasets are collections of data that are aggregated to a level where individual units are not identifiable. This aggregation can occur across various dimensions, such as geographical areas, time periods, or population groups. For example, a macrodataset might contain the total number of households in a city, the average income per region, or the unemployment rate for a specific country over several years. The primary characteristic of macrodata is the absence of microdata, which would represent individual entities like single households, persons, or firms.
The creation of macrodatasets often involves the summarization or aggregation of microdata. This process can be
While macrodatasets offer a valuable perspective, they also have limitations. Due to the aggregation, it becomes