Statistical Indicators: For the Economic and Social Sciences

Robert V. Horn

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511518164

We are constantly bombarded by statistical indicators, from weather reports to election results and stock market trends. Many of these indicators govern our lives. This book demystifies the scientific or pseudo-scientific aura that surrounds indicators and shows how they can be usefully applied for practical purposes. It explains in simple terms what indicators are, how they are developed from statistics with special objectives in mind, and the ways in which they should be interpreted. The book covers a wide range of disciplines within the social sciences, from economics, health, and education, to a more specialised discussion of culture, human rights and peace research. No other book on indicators is as comprehensive or as clear in its explanations of general theory and techniques.

"I regard this book as a welcome handbook-type survey of numerous topics related to indicator construction." Kenneth C. Land, Social Indicators Research

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-vii

Tables
pp viii-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

CHAPTER 1 - FROM STATISTICS TO INDICATORS
pp 1-15

CHAPTER 2 - INDICATOR TECHNIQUES
pp 16-66

CHAPTER 3 - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS OF INDICATORS
pp 67-101

CHAPTER 4 - ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS OF INDICATORS
pp 102-145

CHAPTER 5 - SOCIAL APPLICATIONS OF INDICATORS
pp 146-205

CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION
pp 206-207

Bibliography
pp 208-220

Index
pp 221-227

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