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The statistical accuracy of surveys on business and economic perspectives: a case study
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In this paper, we develop a new decision making model and apply it in political Surveys of economic climate collect opinions of managers about the short-term future evolution of their business. Interviews are carried out on a regular basis and responses measure optimistic, neutral or pessimistic views about the economic perspectives. We propose a method to evaluate the sampling error of the average opinion derived from a particular type of survey data. Our variance estimate is useful to interpret historical trends and to decide whether changes in the index from one period to another are due to a structural change or whether ups and downs can be attributed to sampling randomness. An illustration using real data from a survey of business managers opinions is discussed.
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ALEMANY LEIRA, Ramon, ALCAÑIZ, Manuela, GUILLÉN, Montserrat. The statistical accuracy of surveys on business and economic perspectives: a case study. _Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing_. 2012. Vol. 286, núm. 413-422. [consulta: 14 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1434-9922. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/43821]