Methods for scoring ordered classifications in ordered statistical analysis are reviewed. These contrast with model based approaches through generalised linear models. The practical empirical advantages of scoring functions are developed.

Graded educational qualifications are commonly treated using arbitrary points scores in modelling educational progress. This paper discusses some of the problems of such pratices from statistical and substantive viewpoint. Random effects models of ordered categorisations are suggested as a...

The principal objective of this paper is to compare the performance of the Divisia M4 monetary index with the standard Simple Sum measure of broad money in the context of composite leading indicators of inflation in the United Kingdom. Inflation targeting is an important component of current UK...

Modelling strategies for value-added multilevel models are examined. These types of models typically include an endogenous variable and this causes difficulties for the standard estimation techniques that are commonly used to analyse multilevel models. Two alternative estimation strategies are...