Measuring Society

Chaitra H. Nagaraja is Associate Professor of Statistics at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in New York. Her research interests include house price indices and inequality measurement. Prior to Fordham, Chaitra was a researcher at the U.S. Census Bureau. While there, she worked on projects relating to the American Community Survey.

"As with the other chapters in this volume, I enjoyed the writing style that has been adopted. I believe that it will appeal to the intended audience. Presenting technical material of this type in a non-technical manner is no easy task, and the author should be congratulated on the quality and consistency of the book as a whole." ~David Giles, University of Victoria"Reading the additional chapters was a pleasure, and the author is to be congratulated for the clarity of the writing and for maintaining a balanced presentation throughout all of the chapters. One aspect of the work that I find especially appealing is the extensive use of historical narrative. Given the intended audience, this is extremely helpful, and it definitely adds to the readability." ~William Nicholson, Cornell University

• 1. Introduction. 2. Jobs. 3. Inequality. 4. Housing. 5. Prices. 6. Poverty. 7. Deprivation. 8. Postscript.