Pastures Greener - is it time to say BI BI with QlikView?
Posted by Liam Haran on Tue, Mar 09, 2010 @ 11:51 AM
To ‘’emigrate or not to emigrate’’ – this is a thought on many people’ minds at the moment as they experience the current gloomy economy and contemplate their future. Maybe it’s time for pastures greener…
How about experiencing the American Dream, the freedom of Australia or the exciting opportunities evolving in the Middle East? There are lot of options but which offer the best ‘quality of life’?
The term “quality of life” is used to evaluate the general well-being of individuals and societies (Wikipedia).
People perceive many different things when they speak of quality of living. It is a broadly used term and for individuals it may differ according to their personal situation.
But besides the subjective and personal estimation we all make of our situation, there are also some important aspects that are more or less ‘objective’: personal safety and security, health issues, transport infrastructure, availability of consumer goods , adequate housing and schooling, recreation opportunities and the interaction of political, socio-economic and environmental factors.
There are a wide range of quantative measures that are used to describe quality of life. In the following QlikView business intelligence application, a few of these can be analysed:
Please Qlik (or click) on the link below.
http://community.qlikview.com/media/p/101681.aspx