Description:

The 15th JRC Annual Training on Composite Indicators and Scoreboards will offer lessons learnt from the JRC assessments on more than 100 well-known composite indicators and scoreboards. The training consists of presentations, Q&A sessions and a hands-on session using the COIN tool (Excel-based) for developing and statistically assessing a composite indicator or scoreboard. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss their composite indicators/scoreboards and receive advice from the JRC.

Objectives

• To present the concept of composite indicators, strengths and weaknesses and domains of frequent use;
• To provide guidelines on the development of the theoretical framework and selection of indicators;
• To offer practical examples on the preparation of the data set, discuss the importance of the analysis of statistical coherence of the framework, the implications of the choice of the weighting and the aggregation method and the robustness and sensitivity analysis;
• To learn by best practices on how to ensure transparency and statistical soundness when developing composite indicators;
• To offer an Excel-based practical guide for the construction of composite indicators. Target Group Researchers and policy analysts with an interest on multidimensional measures and multi-criteria analysis.

Lecturers & organising team

M. Saisana, W. Becker, G. Damioli , P. De Pedraza, M. Del Sorbo, B. D'Hombres, M. Dominguez-Torreiro, C. Ghisetti, V. Montalto, C. Moura, H. Norlen, F. Panella, S. Russo, D. Vertesy, M. Alvarez.