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Elementary Indices
Economics, Economic / Financial Data Price indices such as the consumer price index ( For a two stage calculation, the price figures used in the formulae described in the previous feature, are also price indices, and are usually calculated using the formulae described in this feature. Elementary indices only apply to a single type of good. An overall For each of the following indices: n
is
the sample size of the good being surveyed
are the prices of the good at the current period are the prices of the good at the base period Dutot Index
Jevons Index
Jevons index is the geometric mean of price ratios.Carli Index
Harmonic Mean of
Price Relatives
Carruthers / Sellwood
/ Ward / Dalén Index
Ratio of Harmonic
Means
See
also:
Different ways of measuring the Consumer Price Index ( Index Numbers |
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