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Measuring the quality of life in Merida by means of fuzzy logic

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  • Alberto José Hurtado Briceño

    (Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Grupo de Gestión Económica en la Incertidumbre (GEIN). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, Universidad de Los Andes, Núcleo Universitario Liria, Edificio G “Leocadio Hontoria”, 3er piso, Código postal 5101.)

  • Jaime Tinto Arandes

    (Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Grupo de Gestión Económica en la Incertidumbre (GEIN). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, Universidad de Los Andes, Núcleo Universitario Liria, Edificio G “Leocadio Hontoria”, 3er piso, Código postal 5101.)

  • Sadcidi Zerpa

    (Centro de Investigaciones Agroalimentarias (CIAAL) Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, Universidad de Los Andes, Núcleo Universitario Liria, Edificio G “Leocadio Hontoria”, 2do piso, Código postal 5101.)

Abstract

In this paper we build a model for measuring the quality of life of households in the metropolitan area of Mérida (Venezuela) by means of fuzzy logic and by considering a broad set of indicators used in the theoretical studies of quality of life. The methodology used is fuzzy subsets, a technique that allows us to measure and evaluate all aspects that explain life quality from an integrative dimension.

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  • Alberto José Hurtado Briceño & Jaime Tinto Arandes & Sadcidi Zerpa, 2011. "Measuring the quality of life in Merida by means of fuzzy logic," Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela, vol. 36(32), pages 67-94, july-dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:ula:econom:v:36:y:2011:i:32:p:67-94
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    Keywords

    Quality of life; fuzzy logic; uncertain ratios.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other
    • C45 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Neural Networks and Related Topics

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