THE MICROBANKING BULLETIN No. 20 - Microfinance Information ...

BULLETIN TABLESThe Bulletin Tables present compound peer groupsbased on three main factors: (1) Region; (2) Scale; (3)Sustainability.Peer Group CompositionThe quantitative criteria used to categorize these groupsare summarized in the Peer Group Classifications tab ofthe 2006-2008 MFI Trend Lines Benchmarks. The entiresample of institutions that fall into these categoriesis located in the Peer Group Participants tab of the2006-2008 MFI Trend Lines Benchmarks. Confidentialitylimits the publication of names of financially selfsufficientMFIs included in the database.More detailed information about each institution canbe found in the Peer Group Participants tab of the2006-2008 MFI Trend Lines Benchmarks.Data Quality and StatisticalIssuesBecause the Bulletin tables rely primarily onself-reported data, we grade the quality of theMICROBANKING BULLETIN, Issue 20, September 2010information based on the degree to which wehave independent verification of its reliability. Thedata quality grade is not a rating of the institution’sperformance. Additionally, in the statistical tablesincluded in the Benchmarks tab of the 2006-2008MFI Trend Lines Benchmarks, the median values aredisplayed for each indicator. However, you can alsoview the 25th Percentile, 75th Percentile, Maximum,Mean, Minimum, and Standard Deviation valuesfor each indicator by selecting your choice in theupper left-hand corner of the Benchmarks tab in the2006-2008 MFI Trend Lines Benchmarks. For moredetails on both Data Quality and Statistical Issues,see Appendix.View the 2006-2008 MFI Trend LinesBenchmarks. (Note: The 2006-2008 MFI TrendLines Benchmarks are also available in BahasaIndonesia, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian.To view in another language, select the languageof your choice in the upper left-hand corner ofthe Index tab in the 2006-2008 MFI Trend LinesBenchmarks.)16Microfinance Information eXchange, Inc