A Statistical Analysis of Weights in Composite Qol Indices
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Editor's Note: In a recent article published in Sociological Methods and Research, Michael Hagerty and Ken Land study the statistical foundations of how to construct composite or summary indices (e.g., Quality of Life indices) for a social unit (e.g., cities, states, nations) that will be endorsed by a majority of its citizens. Since this problem is of central importance to the Social Indicators/ Quality-of-Life/ISQOLS communities, we present an abbreviated version of the article here. For full details, mathematical proofs and citations/references to other publications, readers are referred to the SM&R article:
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تاریخ انتشار 2007