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  • noun Plural form of deflator.

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Examples

  • Nevertheless multiple methodological approaches have been developed to isolate unwarranted variation, although the jargon can get pretty arcane: indirect age-sex-race adjustment, Charlson co-morbidity indices, implicit price deflators, longitudinal cohorts, migration analyses ... you get the picture.

    H. Gilbert Welch: Are the Dartmouth data wrong? 2010

  • Nevertheless multiple methodological approaches have been developed to isolate unwarranted variation, although the jargon can get pretty arcane: indirect age-sex-race adjustment, Charlson co-morbidity indices, implicit price deflators, longitudinal cohorts, migration analyses...you get the picture.

    H. Gilbert Welch: Are the Dartmouth data wrong? H. Gilbert Welch 2010

  • However, I also discovered one of the best ego-deflators available for new authors signing their books: have your table facing either the check-out line or the actual display of the Stephenie Meyer books.

    ianrandalstrock's Journal ianrandalstrock 2008

  • If the post-Clinton deflators, it has been exponential.

    Ali Paulson and his 40 thieves Athanasius 2008

  • In addition to the GDP figures, there are GDP deflators, which measure the change in prices in total GDP and for each component.

    Don’t Be Fooled by Inflation 2008

  • Price level changes can be approximately corrected using deflators as above, though deflators are sometimes inaccurate and may not strictly conform to BEA sector definitions.

    Net Energy Analysis (historical) 2008

  • If you use the pre-Reagan deflators, growth has been modest, at best.

    Ali Paulson and his 40 thieves Athanasius 2008

  • Using price indices (deflators) from Table A-1 we calculate the quantity of computers in units of 1967 dollars:

    Net Energy Analysis (historical) 2008

  • But of course, it depends on what CPI deflators you use.

    Ali Paulson and his 40 thieves Athanasius 2008

  • In addition, they have back-cost the way they've done the price deflators.

    Press Briefing By Martin Baily ITY National Archives 1999

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