Quantec news

Consumer vulnerability remains at low levels — December 2011

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:01:15 +0200

Quantec's Consumer Vulnerability Index (CVI) has recorded a stable pattern since the fourth quarter of 2010 at a level of 47 points. After reaching dangerously high levels during 2008, the the index had, by the end of 2009, dropped to around one standard deviation above its median value of the past three decades. During 2010 and 2011, the index showed some considerable improvement, dropping below its median value. Since reaching a high of 76 index points in the fourth quarter of 2008, there was a 38% decline in consumer vulnerability up to the third quarter of 2011.

The Quantec Consumer Vulnerability Index — September 2011

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:10:04 +0200

Quantec's Consumer Vulnerability Index (CVI) provides a quarterly synopsis of the vulnerability of South African consumers in the face of specific economic developments or events.

Nine indicators of consumer financial health or vulnerability were identified and combined into a single index which can inter alia serve as a warning signal to economic decision makers and to aid banks in gauging the possible impact of household debt and borrowing on their profitability.

EasyData is getting a new website soon

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:02:47 +0200

Over the last year we've been working hard on an exciting new website for our EasyData service. The website simplifies the browsing and downloading of Quantec's Economic Indicators data. At the moment the website is already running and we're busy loading it full of data before we officially open it up to our subscribers.

Stata Data Analysis short-course — Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. November 2011

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:00:32 +0200

The Tshwane University of Technology will be presenting a short-course on The Use of Stata for Data Analysis. The course is designed to suit the needs for people whose job is to analyse statistical data sets and produce technical reports. The course is offered as a five-day short course on basic statistical methods and the use of the statistical package Stata.

Stata 12 announced

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:09:04 +0200

I'ts our pleasure to inform you of the upcoming release of Stata 12, with shipment commencing on 25 July 2011.

Stata 12 includes many new features and improvements in including a new interface, optimised for wider screens, enhanced Data Editor and new Viewer and automatic memory management, so you can run Stata software efficiently.