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What is the primary focus of the Human Development Index (HDI)?

People and their capabilities (correct)

Economic growth measures

Technological advancement

Environmental impacts

Which dimension of the HDI is measured by life expectancy at birth?

Education

Standard of living

Income

Health (correct)

How does the HDI treat gross national income (GNI) per capita?

It is only based on nominal income

It uses the square root of income

It ignores income completely

It uses the logarithm of income (correct)

What does the HDI fail to capture in its measurements?

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Which of the following statements about the HDI is true?

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Human Development Index (HDI)

A composite index that measures a country's average achievement in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable, and having a decent standard of living.

How is the HDI calculated?

It is calculated as the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three HDI dimensions: life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, and expected years of schooling.

Health Dimension of the HDI

Assessed by life expectancy at birth: a higher life expectancy indicates a healthier population.

Education Dimension of the HDI

Measured by mean years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and more & expected years of schooling for children: reflects the quality of education.

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Standard of Living Dimension of the HDI

Measured by Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, but uses the logarithm of income to reflect the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI.

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Human Development Index (HDI)

HDI emphasizes human capabilities over economic growth as the key measure of development.
HDI is a composite measure of average achievement in health, education, and standard of living.
It's calculated using the geometric mean of normalized indices for each dimension.
Health dimension: Assessed by life expectancy at birth.
Education dimension: Measured by mean years of schooling for adults (25+) and expected years of schooling for children of school-entering age.
Standard of living dimension: Measured by gross national income (GNI) per capita, using the logarithm of income to account for diminishing returns of income.
The geometric mean is used to combine the scores for the three dimensions into a single composite HDI score.
HDI can be used to analyze policy choices by comparing countries with similar GNI per capita but different human development outcomes.
HDI is a simplified measure, and doesn't account for inequalities, poverty, human security, empowerment, etc.
Other composite indices from the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) provide broader insights into issues such as inequality, gender disparity, and poverty.

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This quiz explores the Human Development Index (HDI), focusing on its role as a composite measure of health, education, and standard of living. It highlights how HDI emphasizes human capabilities over economic growth and utilizes geometric means to assess development metrics. Test your knowledge on the calculation and significance of HDI in policy analysis.