indicator
Definition
Measurable variable used as a representation of an associated (but non-measured or non-measurable) factor or quantity. For example, consumer price index (CPI) serves as an indicator of general cost of living which consists of many factors some of which are not included in computing CPI. Indicators are common statistical devices employed in economics. See also economic indicators and measure.
indicator is in the Economics, Politics, & Society and Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subjects.
indicator appears in the definitions of the following terms:
beta,
ecological indicator,
bad debt,
American customer satisfaction index,
debt service coverage,
blood alcohol concentration (BAC),
profit,
throughput,
housing starts,
index number
and
indicator appears in the other terms:
coincident indicators,
concurrent indicators,
key performance indicators (KPI),
technical indicators,
management indicators,
Myers-Briggs personality type indicator,
lagging indicators,
economic indicators,
leading indicators,
corporate indicator
and
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