Guide to Derived Social Justice Indicators

The Guide to Derived Social Justice Indicators is a reference for researchers and professionals doing work in social justice who seek novel or additional indicators that go beyond standard measurements. This guide consolidates derived indicator resources to make the work of searching, understanding, and accessing these derived indicators easier and available to the public. It contains enough information to allow users to discriminate which sources/indicators are most appropriate for their use-case.

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Benefits of the guide

Derived indicators serve as approximations of real-world observations that cannot be directly measured, such as mental wellness or social vulnerability. This guide consolidates derived indicator resources and contains enough information to allow users to discriminate which sources/indicators are most appropriate for their use-case. Additionally, the data used for each indicator is listed and alternatives are suggested for those that used proprietary data.

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What are derived indicators?

A derived indicator is a high-level metric, score, scale, or range of values created from the composition of two or more direct measurements or data sources. Derived indicators serve as approximations of real-world observations that cannot be directly measured, such as mental wellness or social vulnerability.

Child Opportunity Index 2.0 as it is listed in the Guide to Derived Social Justice Indicators document.
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Using the guide

Users can discriminate which sources/indicators are most appropriate for their use-case and additionally the data used for each indicator is listed and alternatives are suggested for those that used proprietary data. All indicator descriptions are paraphrased or excerpted directly from cited sources. There is an index where users can search Indicators by Topic, such as Healthcare Need, Disparity, or Risk.

Guide to Derived Social Justice Indicators index, listing derived indicators by topic.
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Derived Social Justice Indicators

This document is a reference for researchers and professionals doing work in social justice who seek novel or additional indicators that go beyond standard measurements. This guide consolidates derived indicator resources to make the work of searching, understanding, and accessing these derived indicators easier and available to the public. It contains enough information to allow users to discriminate which sources/indicators are most appropriate for their use-case. Additionally, the data used for each indicator is listed and alternatives are suggested for those that used proprietary data.