Measuring the global construction industry: improving the quality of data
Ruddock, L
Measuring the global construction industry: improving the quality of data - 2002 - Construction Management and Economics 20(7) October 2002, 553-556(4) .
Advocates that the truly global construction market needs an international strategy to ensure that national and international statistical systems can provide accurate and valid information about it. The paper looks at the problems of international data comparability, the quality of existing sources and the information user profile. Concludes with possible strategies for the improvement of data collection systems in the context of user needs. References. (TAKEN FROM JOURNAL ABSTRACT).
STATISTICS
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION
DATA COLLECTION
Measuring the global construction industry: improving the quality of data - 2002 - Construction Management and Economics 20(7) October 2002, 553-556(4) .
Advocates that the truly global construction market needs an international strategy to ensure that national and international statistical systems can provide accurate and valid information about it. The paper looks at the problems of international data comparability, the quality of existing sources and the information user profile. Concludes with possible strategies for the improvement of data collection systems in the context of user needs. References. (TAKEN FROM JOURNAL ABSTRACT).
STATISTICS
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION
DATA COLLECTION