indicators

Hospitals can expect to be ranked on indicators such as care delivery and finances, so patients can see whether they are receiving a good service.

"Anecdotal reports can serve as important indicators of environmental health problems," she says, but stresses that without systematic data collection, establishing evidence of a causal relationship is difficult.

The researchers concluded these were indicators of pollution from oil production.

The No. 1 issue in the election this year was the economy, which most people think is bad, even if a number of macroeconomic indicators—which can go to hell—suggest that it’s doing pretty well.

“Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace,” the Fed said in a short statement announcing the rate cut.