Statistical Indicators For The Economic And Social Sciences Book

	Figures
	Tables
	Preface
Ch. 1	From Statistics to Indicators	1
1.1	Introduction
1.2	Classification of indicators	2
1.3	Operation and structure	7
1.4	Indicators and scientific enquiry	13
Ch. 2	Indicator Techniques
2.1	Data handling	16
2.2	Format	18
2.3	Stocks and flows	25
2.4	Ratios	27
2.5	Aggregation and averages	29
2.6	Scaling	36
2.7	Weighting and equivalence scales	42
2.8	Index numbers	46
2.9	Correlation and regression	53
2.10	Time series analysis	58
2.11	Multivariate analysis	65
Ch. 3	Development Applications of Indicators
3.1	Development - general	67
3.2	Gross national product	70
3.3	Accounts systems	76
3.4	Ordinal evaluation	79
3.5	Basic needs	81
3.6	Income distribution	82
3.7	Poverty	86
3.8	Levels of living	89
3.9	Human development	92
3.10	Quality of life	95
Ch. 4	Economic Applications of Indicators
4.1	Economic activity	102
4.2	Business cycles	107
4.3	Stock exchange indexes	111
4.4	Standardised indicators	113
4.5	International price comparisons	115
4.6	Labour market	118
4.7	Productivity	122
4.8	Performance	124
4.9	Economic diagrams and formulas	129
Ch. 5	Social Applications of Indicators
5.1	'Social indicators'	146
5.2	Health	154
5.3	Education	160
5.4	Intelligence tests	166
5.5	Science	168
5.6	Environment	171
5.7	Culture	177
5.8	Human rights	180
5.9	War and peace	189
5.10	Politics	191
5.11	Performance merit	192
5.12	Status	197
5.13	Time use	199
5.14	Urban studies	203
Ch. 6	Conclusion	206
	Bibliography	208
	Index	221