Taxonomical analysis of regional development by outranking relations on multiple principal components

Mishra, SK (1984): Taxonomical analysis of regional development by outranking relations on multiple principal components. Published in: Hill Geographer , Vol. 3, No. 1 (June 1984): pp. 20-28.

Abstract

This paper proposes a method of ranking the elements of a set of objects by multi-criteria analysis on multiple principal components derived from a multiple variable dataset pertaining to the objects. Concordance-discordance method of outranking and derivation of preference relations has been suggested as a technique of multi-criteria decision-making. The method has been illustrated by conducting the taxonomical analysis of regions according to their level of development.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Taxonomical analysis; levels of regional development; principal components analysis; multi-criteria decision-making; concordance analysis; outranking relations; Bihar
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C4 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics > C43 - Index Numbers and Aggregation; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C01 - Econometrics

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