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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

CONCEPT: Indicators

Indicators: These are any measures, yardsticks, benchmarks, milestones or ‘proxies’ (quantitative and/or qualitative) used to document or represent (to stand for) or measure/'signal' the magnitude or attainment/achievement of an otherwise elusive target (or goal), event, phenomenon, problem or process. 

An indicator is a sign/signal or specification of status along a range of possible status-points -- which are in turn encapsulated in a specific standard or 'basket' of standards. 

Standards are the qualitative targets, goals or ideals pursued, or aspired for, in specific fields of human endeavour (see The Sphere Project, 2004: 28-42)