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This section suggests where to find data series that have used harmonised metadata and methodologies in order to produce maximum comparability between countries.

It emphasises the need to use the most appropriate variables, implied by the purpose of the research, in making a cross national comparisons.

It considers the use of purchasing power parity based data series for making accurate cross national comparisons.

It looks at the problem of making cross national comparisons over time and the use of indices.

The University of Manchester; Mimas; ESRC; RDI

Countries and Citizens: Unit 2 Making cross-national comparisons using macro data by Dave Fysh, University of Portsmouth is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales Licence.