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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
The U.S. list (seen on the other thread) is proof of the questionable methodology. Pittsburgh (not saying its not a nice city, but..) ahead of Seattle and SF? Cmon.
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Actually, among these ridiculous lists we all love to hate... the methodology the EIU uses is probably the most robust of any of these "best" listings.
http://pages.eiu.com/rs/eiu2/images/...1jt6QEXw%3D%3D
Every city is assigned a rating of relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability; healthcare; culture and environment; education; and infrastructure. Each factor in a city is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable.
For qualitative indicators, a rating is awarded based on the judgment of in-house analysts and in-city contributors. For quantitative indicators, a rating is calculated based on the relative performance of a number of external data points. The scores are then compiled and weighted to provide a score of 1–100, where 1 is considered intolerable and 100 is considered ideal. The liveability rating is provided both as an overall score and as a score for each category.