Operational Definition of Area-Based Social Indicators

M Visvalingam
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M Visvalingam: Department of Geography, The University, Hull, North Humberside HU6 7RX, England

Environment and Planning A, 1983, vol. 15, issue 6, 831-839

Abstract: On technical and conceptual grounds, ratio measures fall short as social indicators for use in area-based programmes. This paper discusses the requirements of area-based social indicators and examines some value-laden issues which must be operationalised if the signed chi-square representation is to form a viable and effective alternative.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1068/a150831

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