How to read African development indicators without overclaiming
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This practical guide explains how to use World Development Indicators for cross-country comparison: define the indicator, record its unit and period, inspect missing values, and avoid treating regional aggregates as if they were country observations.
The guide is an ADG editorial synthesis based on the World Bank metadata and its warnings about comparability and aggregation.
Primary source: World Bank Africa DataBank
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ADG Library Editorial (10 September 2026). How to read African development indicators without overclaiming. Axel Dev Group — ADG Library, Article ADG-ART-2026-001. https://library.axeldevlab.com/node/188
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