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The process, calculation methods, and inputs required for the development and analysis of indicators.
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Since the social indicators movement, different suggestions have been made over the process of developing indicators. The discussion here has largely drawn upon the four-step methodological process put forward by Wong (2006), that is, conceptual consolidation, analytical structuring, identification of indicators, and creation of an index. There are other ways to classify the process of indicator construction, for example, Zapf’s (1981) six-step approach is a variant of splitting or combining the four steps rather than offering any substantive new ideas.
The first step is to clarify the basic concept which is to be represented by the analysis and to pinpoint the policy context and rationale against which the indicators will be used. The recognition of the basic conception is...
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Wong, C. (2014). Indicator Methodology. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1425
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