@article{fdi:010040145, title = {{I}nformation at the interface between supply and demand for indicators : the use of a model with estimated parameter values as a base for indication in multicriteria analyses}, author = {{L}alo{\¨e}, {F}rancis}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}n indicator must be defined according to at least three points of view. {I}t must be a parameter of a model according to which the objective of the decision can be represented; it must be an argument of a decision function; and it must be estimable through a function of available data. {T}he whole set of estimates of the parameters of a model is a multidimensional statistic, i.e. a set of functions of available data. {T}his statistic is often seen as a list of indicators; it can also be considered as a set for indication that may replace the original data set for any further purpose of indication. {U}sing as a case study the {S}enegalese artisanal fishery, an illustration is given with several control variables in the context of a multicriteria objective dealing with biomass levels, incomes and nominal activity. {T}hese results may be useful for decision making if they are considered as a step in the context of dialogue(s) between actors involved in the fisheries system.}, keywords = {{ESTIMATION} ; {INDICATEUR} {SOCIOECONOMIQUE} ; {ANALYSE} {STATISTIQUE} ; {ANALYSE} {MULTIVARIABLE} ; {PECHE} {ARTISANALE} ; {AIDE} {A} {LA} {DECISION} ; {EFFORT} {DE} {PECHE} ; {REVENU} ; {STOCK} ; {BIOMASSE} ; {ETUDE} {DE} {CAS} ; {INDICATEUR} ; {STRATEGIE} {DE} {PECHE} ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {S}ustainable {D}evelopment}, volume = {10}, numero = {1-2}, pages = {33--45}, ISSN = {0960-1406}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.1504/{IJSD}.2007.014412}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040145}, }