Measuring the quality of life in Merida by means of fuzzy logic

Alberto Hurtado, Jaime Tinto Arandes () and Sadcidi Zerpa de Hurtado
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Jaime Tinto Arandes: Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Grupo de Gestión Económica en la Incertidumbre (GEIN). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, Universidad de Los Andes, Núcleo Universitario Liria, Edificio G “Leocadio Hontoria”, 3er piso, Código postal 5101.

Economía, 2011, vol. 36, issue 32, 67-94

Abstract: In this paper we build a model for measuring the quality of life of households in the metropolitan area of Mérida (Venezuela) by means of fuzzy logic and by considering a broad set of indicators used in the theoretical studies of quality of life. The methodology used is fuzzy subsets, a technique that allows us to measure and evaluate all aspects that explain life quality from an integrative dimension.

Keywords: Quality of life; fuzzy logic; uncertain ratios. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C45 I39 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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