An Unbalance Adjustment Method for Development Indicators

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-45

  Casadio Tarabusi, Enrico ^a   Guarini, Giulio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ministero Dello Sviluppo Economico (MiSE)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Across variables compensability; Across variables unbalance; Aggregation method; Composite indicator; Development; Index of African Governance; Rating

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DATA SET; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDEX METHOD; METHODOLOGY; RANKING; RATING CURVE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

AFRICA;

EID: 84875543155     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0070-4     Document Type: Article

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