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Composite Indicators as Decision Making Tools: The Joint Use of Compensatory and Noncompensatory Schemes

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  • Samira El Gibari

    (Programa de Doctorado en Economía y Empresa, Universidad de Málaga, Calle Ejido 6, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

  • José M. Cabello

    (#x2020;Department of Applied Economics (Mathematics), Universidad de Málaga, Calle Ejido 6, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

  • Trinidad Gómez

    (#x2020;Department of Applied Economics (Mathematics), Universidad de Málaga, Calle Ejido 6, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

  • Francisco Ruiz

    (#x2020;Department of Applied Economics (Mathematics), Universidad de Málaga, Calle Ejido 6, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

Abstract

Composite indicators are powerful tools for summarizing, focusing and condensing the complexity of our dynamic environment, and their use has become indispensable for managing huge amounts of information. An important aspect to emphasize when constructing composite indicators is the compensatory character among the individual indicators. In general, a fully compensatory scheme provides an overall assessment of the performance of each unit, while a non-compensatory scheme detects the worst single performances. When used in a decision making framework, the joint consideration of both schemes may, therefore, be helpful. Nevertheless, in the literature, few approaches allow the construction of composite indicators for different compensation degrees. On these premises, the aim of this paper is to illustrate the behavior of some methodologies that build composite indicators allowing different compensation degrees. We analyze the results provided by each of these methods and which of them provide a more varied complementary information when considering both compensatory and non-compensatory scenarios. An illustrative example is used to visualize the results.

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  • Samira El Gibari & José M. Cabello & Trinidad Gómez & Francisco Ruiz, 2021. "Composite Indicators as Decision Making Tools: The Joint Use of Compensatory and Noncompensatory Schemes," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(03), pages 847-879, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitdm:v:20:y:2021:i:03:n:s0219622021500231
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219622021500231
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    2. Ana Garcia-Bernabeu & José Manuel Cabello & Francisco Ruiz, 2022. "A Reference Point-Based Proposal to Build Regional Quality of Life Composite Indicators," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 164(1), pages 11-30, November.
    3. El Gibari, Samira & Gómez, Trinidad & Cabello, José Manuel & Ruiz, Francisco, 2024. "Multi-criteria techniques based proposals for the End of Childhood Index: Reference levels and compensation issues," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
    4. Elena Ricciolini & Arianna Tiralti & Luisa Paolotti & Lucia Rocchi & Antonio Boggia, 2024. "Sustainable development according to 2030 agenda in European Union countries: Evidence of the enlargement policy," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(3), pages 1894-1912, June.
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