An index divisor is a number chosen at inception of the index which is applied to the index to create a more manageable index value.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to ...

Index number A way to standardize the price changes of goods that have much different prices. For example, a consumer price index might be represented by a shopping cart of goods. Suppose those ...

Noise and Number Index (NNI) Originally devised by the Wilson Committee on Noise in Britain (1963), the Noise and Number Index is an attempt to measure the subjective noisiness of aircraft. It uses ...

The president is heaping criticism on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell as markets await the latest inflation numbers.

First published in March 1984, Harper magazine's monthly Index is, in the words of editor Roger Hodge, "a statistical poem." ...

Handicap Indexes are crucial to golf's fabric, but many people misunderstand them. Here are five things to know.

A record number of high school students across China have begun sitting a highly competitive exam that could decide their future in a country grappling with a slowing economy and diminishing ...

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index has posted a significant rise, according to recent data. The index, which measures the relative level of general business conditions in the ...