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035 _a(Sirsi) u120931
100 _aRuddock, L
245 _aMeasuring the global construction industry: improving the quality of data
260 _c2002
490 _aConstruction Management and Economics
_v20(7) October 2002, 553-556(4)
520 _aAdvocates 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).
590 _aABS
650 _aSTATISTICS
650 _aCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
650 _aGLOBAL CONSTRUCTION
650 _aDATA COLLECTION
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
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999 _c71884
_d71884