3.3. Creating my indicator
Where the indicators available do not suffice and there is a need to combine them or to calculate derivative indicators, it is possible to create your own indicator.
By clicking “Create my indicator” (see Fig. 3) you will be taken to the next window (see Fig. 9) where you can enter the name of your indicator and click “Add”.
Fig. 9.
Clicking “Add” saves the name of the indicator in the data set and opens the indicator editing (calculation) window (see Fig. 10) where the new indicator is calculated.
By clicking “Add indicator from tables” (for more information see “Selecting an indicator from statistics tables”) or conducting an indicator search (for more information see “Indicator search by keyword or code”) select all indicators needed for calculating your indicator. The indicators selected are displayed in the table in the editing window.
Having selected all the indicators, choose a standard calculation formula, e.g. “Sum” or “Average”, in the field “Calculate new (derivative) indicator”. If the formula you need is not among the ones suggested, select “Add formula” and enter the formula you need, e.g. (A+B)/2, in the field “Calculation formula”.
Save your selection by clicking “Save and close”.
Fig. 10.
