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> Put in another way, how can I tell that these indicators should be included at the level importance this report gives them? Absolutely. Also: * What is the
by humanrebar 10y ago
> Put in another way, how can I tell that these indicators should be included at the level importance this report gives them?
Absolutely. Also:
* What is the relative importance of the indicators? How much GDP growth is worth a crackdown on the freedom of the press?
* How sure are we that we can even assign a numerical value to these things? How do we compare American corruption to Mexican corruption, which clearly present differently? Can we even say one is worse than the other, let alone 23.2% worse?
- hammock 10y agoIt gets you in the ballpark though, which is the best you can hope for with these types of analyses. Better to consider the indicators that were left out vs. included, than to nitpick about the individual weightings.
- jdavis703 10y agoCorruption is generally measured as people's perception of corruption, which should help to normalize something that is culturally nebulous. Secondly if corruption becomes really bad it'll bleed into other numbers like GDP growth (see China), pollution (oil leaks and spills in Nigeria) and even life expectancy (recent crisis in Venezuela).