About this Resource

By the end of this unit you should be able to:

  • Use international macro data to undertake cross-national comparisons
  • Understand some of the common methodological problems involved i.e. data quality and measurement issues.
  • Identify which of the available databases are designed for cross-country comparative research

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.