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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2007 May;119(5):975–982. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-1565

TABLE 2. Developing a Composite Indicator.

Step Description
1 Development of a theoretical framework
2 Measure selection
3 Initial data analysis
4 Imputation of missing data
5 Normalization
6 Weighting and aggregation
7 Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis
8 Linkage to other variables
9 Deconstruction of the composite indicator
10 Presentation and dissemination