The measurement of production movements /

• Main Author: Carter, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1919-2002
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London : Cambridge University Press, 1948, reimpr. 1965
• Series: Monographs ; 1
• Subjects: ESTADISTICAS; INDUSTRIA; REINO UNIDO; INFORMACION ESTADISTICA

Table of Contents:

• Pte. 1 Principles: 1. Introduction
• 2. The objects and scope of the index
• 3. What should the idndex measure?
• 4. Principles for selecting inidcators
• 5. The four types of indicator
• 6. Time periods and seasonal movements
• 7. Weighting
• 8. The choice of base year
• 9. Comparison with pre-war years
• 10. Provisional figures and revisions
• 11. Learning from experience
• Pte. 2. The details of the index: Appendix 1. Reconcilation of the coverage of the index witth the census of production
• 2. The standard industrial classification and the index
• 3. Summary of the types of indicator used
• 4. Frequency distribution of the weights
• pte. 3. Historical statistics of industrial production in the United Kingdom.