We use a field-tested methodology with our clients that is supported by a proprietary analyticmodel for forecasting population and income distribution annually through 2020 in urban and rural China.
While Hong Kong was more of a business center and Macau was becoming a resort destination, there were enough similarities to cross reference the data and his team was able to create an analytic left-brain quantitative prioritization model using a right brain intuitive approach to the data.
Given my analytic bent, I was intrigued that one of the strongest factors in the statistical model between peer social support and mortality was the perception of control.