E-learning Course on Poverty Statistics for SDGs
This course introduce fundamental knowledge on poverty statistics. This course will help you understand how to compile and monitor Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators related to poverty.
Target participants are early-career staff of statistical offices and users of official statistics with an interest in how they are produced. Neither formal education in statistical theory nor experience in a statistical office is a prerequisite for the course, though prior knowledge of statistical methods will aid understanding.
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| - Definition of Poverty - Poverty measures - Relative Poverty and Absolute Poverty - Poverty Line - Monetary Measurement - Definition and Methodology | |
| Lesson 1 Interactive lesson (Please use Internet Explorer or Firefox browser) |
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| Lesson 1 Interactive Slides (Download version) |
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| - From Domains to Indicators - Indicator Compilation - Conceptual Metadata - Evolution of Poverty Measurement - Aggregation and Disaggregation |
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| Lesson 2: Interactive lesson (Please use Internet Explorer or Firefox browser) |
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| Lesson 2: Interactive Slides (Download version) |
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| Equivalency Scales Handout |
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| Lesson 3: Interactive lesson (Please use Internet Explorer or Firefox browser) |
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| Lesson 3 Interactive Slides (Download version) |
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| Gini Coefficient Supplemental Handout |
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| Specific targets and indicators related to poverty | |
| Lesson 4: Interactive lesson (Please use Internet Explorer or Firefox browser) |
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| Lesson 4 Interactive Slides (Download version) |
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| - best practices which have much to do with tackling poverty on the globe |
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| Lesson 5: Interactive lesson (Please use Internet Explorer or Firefox browser) |
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| Lesson 5 Interactive Slides (Download version) |
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