Complexity in Society: From Indicators Construction to their Synthesis
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Beschreibung
This volume discusses the many recent significant developments, and identifies important problems, in the field of social indicators. In the last ten years the methodology of multivariate analysis and synthetic indicators construction significantly developed. In particular, starting from the classical theory of composite indicators many interesting approaches have been developed to overcome the weaknesses of composites. This volume focuses on these recent developments in synthesizing indicators, and more generally, in quantifying complex phenomena.
Discusses the synthetic indicators construction by referring to its conceptual perspectives, methodological issues, technical solution and practical experiences
Focuses on recent developments in synthesizing indicators and quantifying complex phenomenas
Identifies important problems in the field of social indicators
Discusses the synthetic indicators construction by referring to its conceptual perspectives, methodological issues, technical solution and practical experiences Focuses on recent developments in synthesizing indicators and quantifying complex phenomenas Identifies important problems in the field of social indicators
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Filomena Maggino
Themen in »Complexity in Society: From Indicators Construction to their Synthesis«
Developing indicators and managing the complexity From Indicators to their Synthesis Knowledge needs in a complex and dynamic world Scalability of Composite Indices communication of synthetic indicators in socio-economics the composite indicators approach