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- catalog abstract "This handbook is a practical manual on the design and implementation of business tendency surveys, which ask company managers about the current situation of their business and about their plans and expectations for the future. In this book, the OECD draws on over 20 years of experience to provide, together with the European Commission, a set of harmonised business tendency surveys to collect qualitative information including economic analysis and forecasting from business managers in the manufacturing, construction, trade and service sectors.".
- catalog contributor b12822483.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- Purpose -- Qualitative versus quantitative data -- Developments in business tendency surveys -- Information collected in business tendency surveys -- Use of business tendency surveys -- Layout of the Handbook -- 2. Questionnaire Design -- Introduction -- Choice of questions -- Layout of the questionnaire -- General instructions -- Seasonality -- Standard "harmonised" questionnaires -- 3. Sample Selection -- The survey frame -- Reporting units and sampling units -- Target universe -- Sample design -- The required sample size -- Contacts with respondents -- Information on sampling methods -- 4. Reliability of Business Tendancy Surveys -- Quality of business surveys -- Reliability -- Non–Response -- Measurement Errors -- Processing Errors -- 5. Processing the Results -- Introduction -- Converting multiple-choice questions into a single time series -- Seasonal adjustment -- Weighting of results -- 6. Publication of Results -- Introduction -- Information on the methodology (meta-data) -- Needs of different users -- Dissemination of survey results -- 7. Use of Reults -- Interpretation of survey data -- Comparing business tendency survey data with quantitative statistics -- Business surveys and cyclical analysis -- Cyclical indicator systems -- 8. Harmonised System of Business Tendency Surveys -- Introduction -- Kinds of activities to be covered -- Target universe -- Units -- Sample design -- Weighting -- Response rates -- Treatment of non–response -- Periodicity of the surveys -- Timing -- Content -- The standard variables -- Measurement scales -- Seasonal adjustment -- Classifications within sectors -- Annex A. Harmonized Questionnaries and Response Alternatives -- Annex B. Examples of Questionnaires used in Business Tendancy Surveys -- Annex C.Examples of Press Releases -- Annex D. Selection of Institutes Conducting Business Tendancy Surveys -- Glossary -- Bibliography".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-127).".
- catalog description "This handbook is a practical manual on the design and implementation of business tendency surveys, which ask company managers about the current situation of their business and about their plans and expectations for the future. In this book, the OECD draws on over 20 years of experience to provide, together with the European Commission, a set of harmonised business tendency surveys to collect qualitative information including economic analysis and forecasting from business managers in the manufacturing, construction, trade and service sectors.".
- catalog extent "127 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Business tendency surveys.".
- catalog identifier "9264198946".
- catalog isFormatOf "Business tendency surveys.".
- catalog isPartOf "Statistics (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)".
- catalog isPartOf "Statistics".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,".
- catalog relation "Business tendency surveys.".
- catalog subject "Business.".
- catalog subject "Economic history 1990-".
- catalog subject "Economic surveys.".
- catalog subject "HC59.15 .B884 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- Purpose -- Qualitative versus quantitative data -- Developments in business tendency surveys -- Information collected in business tendency surveys -- Use of business tendency surveys -- Layout of the Handbook -- 2. Questionnaire Design -- Introduction -- Choice of questions -- Layout of the questionnaire -- General instructions -- Seasonality -- Standard "harmonised" questionnaires -- 3. Sample Selection -- The survey frame -- Reporting units and sampling units -- Target universe -- Sample design -- The required sample size -- Contacts with respondents -- Information on sampling methods -- 4. Reliability of Business Tendancy Surveys -- Quality of business surveys -- Reliability -- Non–Response -- Measurement Errors -- Processing Errors -- 5. Processing the Results -- Introduction -- Converting multiple-choice questions into a single time series -- Seasonal adjustment -- Weighting of results -- 6. Publication of Results -- Introduction -- Information on the methodology (meta-data) -- Needs of different users -- Dissemination of survey results -- 7. Use of Reults -- Interpretation of survey data -- Comparing business tendency survey data with quantitative statistics -- Business surveys and cyclical analysis -- Cyclical indicator systems -- 8. Harmonised System of Business Tendency Surveys -- Introduction -- Kinds of activities to be covered -- Target universe -- Units -- Sample design -- Weighting -- Response rates -- Treatment of non–response -- Periodicity of the surveys -- Timing -- Content -- The standard variables -- Measurement scales -- Seasonal adjustment -- Classifications within sectors -- Annex A. Harmonized Questionnaries and Response Alternatives -- Annex B. Examples of Questionnaires used in Business Tendancy Surveys -- Annex C.Examples of Press Releases -- Annex D. Selection of Institutes Conducting Business Tendancy Surveys -- Glossary -- Bibliography".
- catalog title "Business tendency surveys : a handbook.".
- catalog type "text".