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The Use of Multi-Criteria Taxonomy in the Study of Objective Quality of Life in Polish Voivodeships

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  • Bąk Iwona

    (West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Faculty of Economics, Department of Mathematical Applications in Economics, Janickiego 31, 71-101 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Szczecińska Beata

    (West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Faculty of Economics, Department of Systems Analysis and Finance, Janickiego 31, 71-101 Szczecin, Poland)

Abstract

The article attempts to compare the living conditions of the population living in rural communities of West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The analysis used data for 159 indicators in the following areas of life: natural environment, demographics, social aspects, municipal infrastructure and housing, economic aspects, education and schooling, culture and tourism, and transport. The application of a multi-criteria taxonomy method allowed the author to take into account all the spheres of life altogether and to differentiate a group of voivodeships that are similar in terms of the examined phenomenon. On the basis of the conducted study it was found that Poland’s regions demonstrate a high degree of differences in terms of the objective quality of life.

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  • Bąk Iwona & Szczecińska Beata, 2016. "The Use of Multi-Criteria Taxonomy in the Study of Objective Quality of Life in Polish Voivodeships," Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, Sciendo, vol. 16(1), pages 7-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:foeste:v:16:y:2016:i:1:p:7-20:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/foli-2016-0001
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    Keywords

    objective quality of life; multi-criteria taxonomy; method unitarisation zeroed;
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    JEL classification:

    • C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis
    • P36 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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