Rank robustness of composite indices

<p>Many common multidimensional indices take the form of a ‘composite index’ or a weighted average of several dimension-specific achievements. Rankings arising from such an index are dependent upon an initial weighting vector, and any given judgment could, in principle, be reversed if an alter...

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Main Authors: Foster, J, McGillivray, M, Seth, S
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) 2009