A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs

The Malaysian Quality of Life Index (MQLI) released by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), has led authors to search for alternative method of expressing this index. One of the limitations in MQLI computations is the failure to recognise unequal weights for each accounted component. This paper offe...

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Main Authors:	Abdullah, Mohd Lazim, Md. Tap, Abu Osman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2009
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) HM Sociology
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spelling	iium-95682011-12-25T18:18:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/9568/ A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs Abdullah, Mohd Lazim Md. Tap, Abu Osman H Social Sciences (General) HM Sociology The Malaysian Quality of Life Index (MQLI) released by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), has led authors to search for alternative method of expressing this index. One of the limitations in MQLI computations is the failure to recognise unequal weights for each accounted component. This paper offers a new way of expressing the quality of life index using a mathematical modelling based on fuzzy sets theory and the proposed weights based on Maslow’s theory of hierarchical human needs. The indices of 11 components that were used to compute MQLI, again be gathered as a basis in expressing a new Malaysian Fuzzy Quality of Life Index (MFQLI). The new indices for each component yielded through a normalisation process prior weighting and aggregation to compose a new MFQLI. It was found that a fuzzy sets approach with the inclusion of weights based on human needs yielded a better index of quality of life than the MQLI. Springer 2009-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/9568/1/A_new_Malaysian_Quality_of_life_index_based_on_Fuzzy_sets_and_hierarchical_needs.pdf Abdullah, Mohd Lazim and Md. Tap, Abu Osman (2009) A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs. Social Indicators Research, 94 (3). pp. 499-508. ISSN 0303-8300 (p), 1573-0921 (online) http://www.springerlink.com/content/u3677877m2146hm2/
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spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) HM Sociology Abdullah, Mohd Lazim Md. Tap, Abu Osman A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs
description	The Malaysian Quality of Life Index (MQLI) released by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), has led authors to search for alternative method of expressing this index. One of the limitations in MQLI computations is the failure to recognise unequal weights for each accounted component. This paper offers a new way of expressing the quality of life index using a mathematical modelling based on fuzzy sets theory and the proposed weights based on Maslow’s theory of hierarchical human needs. The indices of 11 components that were used to compute MQLI, again be gathered as a basis in expressing a new Malaysian Fuzzy Quality of Life Index (MFQLI). The new indices for each component yielded through a normalisation process prior weighting and aggregation to compose a new MFQLI. It was found that a fuzzy sets approach with the inclusion of weights based on human needs yielded a better index of quality of life than the MQLI.
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author	Abdullah, Mohd Lazim Md. Tap, Abu Osman
author_facet	Abdullah, Mohd Lazim Md. Tap, Abu Osman
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title	A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs
title_short	A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs
title_full	A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs
title_fullStr	A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs
title_full_unstemmed	A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs
title_sort	new malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs
publisher	Springer
publishDate	2009
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A new Malaysian quality of life index based on fuzzy sets and hierarchical needs

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