Statistical indicators for the economic and social sciences /
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
1993.
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. From Statistics to Indicators
- 1.1. Introduction. 1.2.Classification of indicators. 1.3. Operation and structure. 1.4.Indicators and scientific enquiry
- Ch. 2. Indicator Techniques. 2.1.Data handling. 2.2. Format. 2.3. Stocks and flows. 2.4. Ratios. 2.5.Aggregation and averages. 2.6. Scaling. 2.7. Weighting and equivalencescales. 2.8. Index numbers. 2.9. Correlation and regression. 2.10. Timeseries analysis. 2.11. Multivariate analysis
- Ch. 3. DevelopmentApplications of Indicators. 3.1. Development - general. 3.2. Grossnational product. 3.3. Accounts systems. 3.4. Ordinal evaluation. 3.5.Basic needs. 3.6. Income distribution. 3.7. Poverty. 3.8. Levels ofliving. 3.9. Human development. 3.10. Quality of life
- Ch. 4.Economic Applications of Indicators. 4.1. Economic activity. 4.2.Business cycles. 4.3. Stock exchange indexes. 4.4. Standardisedindicators. 4.5. International price comparisons. 4.6. Labour market.4.7. Productivity. 4.8. Performance.