Data File Descriptions - Australia_FinDex.xls - Statistics Assignment Help

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Data File 1: Australia_FinDex.xls
This data file is extracted from the 2017 Global Financial Inclusion (Findex) database which was collected by the World Bank in collaboration with Gallup, Inc with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Financial inclusion is critical in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth. When people can participate in the financial system, they are better able to start and expand businesses, invest in their children’s education, and absorb financial shocks. Yet prior to 2011, little was known about the extent of financial inclusion and the degree to which such groups as the poor, women, and rural residents were excluded from formal financial systems.

Data File 2: Bangladesh.xls
This data file is extracted from the Bangladesh version of the “CGAP Smallholder Household Survey 2016: Building the Evidence Base on The Agricultural and Financial Lives of Smallholder Households” study of The World Bank (https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2839).

The objectives of the Smallholder Household Survey in Bangladesh were to:

? Generate a clear picture of the smallholder sector at the national level, including household demographics, agricultural profile, and poverty status and market relationships;
? Segment smallholder households in Bangladesh according to the most compelling variables that emerge;
? Characterize the demand for financial services in each segment, focusing on customer needs, attitudes and perceptions related to both agricultural and financial services;
? Detail how the financial needs of each segment are currently met, with both informal and formal services, and where there may be promising opportunities to add value.