Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
proxying
English answer:
estimating (use the proxy method to estimate)
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
Sep 3, 2011 17:41
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proxying
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Public expenditure in education and health as a percentage of the GDP is information that is available on official government web pages and is a useful macro-economic indicator for **proxying** the degree of commitment of governments in these areas and assessing their determination to build the capacities of individuals.
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| 4 +1 | estimating (use the proxy method to estimate) |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 +1 | measuring |
Lindsay Spratt
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| 4 | proxying or reflecting |
Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
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estimating (use the proxy method to estimate)
“A proxy is a substitute or a stand-in” (used in estimating): http://notendur.hi.is/oddur/spisland/proxy/proxy.pdf. In your example, there is no way of scientifically knowing, so variables must be chosen and estimates made based on those variables. Proxy Data and Income Estimates: Reply to Pammer -
www.jstor.org/stable/2951047de DF Good - 1997 - Citado por 8 - Artículos relacionados
Michael Pammer lodges three main criticisms of the proxy approach I used to estimate income levels in pre-World War I central and eastern Europe. I am grateful ...
www.jstor.org/stable/2951047de DF Good - 1997 - Citado por 8 - Artículos relacionados
Michael Pammer lodges three main criticisms of the proxy approach I used to estimate income levels in pre-World War I central and eastern Europe. I am grateful ...
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Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
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United Kingdom
Proofreading, editing & localisation
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proxying or reflecting
This is a term used in statistics and social sciences / business and means that one thing reflects or stands in for another. In this case, the public expenditure represents / reflects / stands in for the degree of commitment of the government, ie they are assumed by the researcher or writer to be demonstrating their commitment by their spending (but this is not necessarily their intention - it's something that originates from the researcher).
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Lindsay Spratt
France
France
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English
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France
Por/Sp/Cat/Fr->En, IoLDipTrans, MACantab
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
measuring
For 'measuring' the degree of commitment
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