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Transforming Qualitative Survey Data: Performance Comparisons for the UK

Driver, Ciaran; Urga, Giovanni

Authors

Giovanni Urga



Abstract

This paper assesses different ways of converting qualitative data obtained in surveys into quantitative indices for a number of economic variables. The research reported here focuses on the main UK employers’ business survey for manufacturing – the CBI industrial trends survey. Six response variables are investigated – plant and machinery investment, output, employment, exports, price and cost. We find that the balance statistic is a satisfactory method of transforming three of the variables: investment, output and exports.

Citation

Driver, C., & Urga, G. (2004). Transforming Qualitative Survey Data: Performance Comparisons for the UK. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66(1), 71-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2004.00070.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2004
Deposit Date Oct 22, 2010
Journal Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
Print ISSN 0305-9049
Electronic ISSN 1468-0084
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 66
Issue 1
Pages 71-90
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2004.00070.x


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