Synthetic Indicators of the Quality of Life in Europe

  1. Somarriba Arechavala, Noelia 1
  2. Pena Trapero, Bernardo 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

  2. 2 Universidad de Alcalá
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    Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04pmn0e78

Llibre:
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

ISBN: 9783319699097,  9783319699097

Any de publicació: 2021

Pàgines: 1-8

Tipus: Capítol de llibre

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3729-2 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccés obert editor

Resum

The evaluation of the quality of life involves evaluating multiple aspects of society and implies the simultaneous use of many social indicators. In this multidimensional evaluation, the indicators’ weighted sum is generally used as an integrated measure for the purpose of offering a global synthesis of welfare. In this respect, synthetic indicator-construction methods are particularly interesting in this field of research, especially within the European Union context.

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