THE USE OF HIERARCHICAL ORDERING TO ASSESS THE REGIONAL DIVERSITY OF THE LEVEL OF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS Cover Image

ZASTOSOWANIE PORZĄDKOWANIA HIERARCHICZNEGO DO OCENY REGIONALNEGO ZRÓŻNICOWANIA POZIOMU ŻYCIA NA WSI
THE USE OF HIERARCHICAL ORDERING TO ASSESS THE REGIONAL DIVERSITY OF THE LEVEL OF LIFE IN RURAL AREAS

Author(s): Iwona Müller-Frączek, Joanna Muszyńska
Subject(s): Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Methodology and research technology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: hierarchical ordering; synthetic measure of development; level of life in rural areas;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper was to analyse regional differentiation of level of life in rural areas at two levels of administrative division (voivodeships and poviats). The study used the concept of synthetic measure for hierarchical objects, developed by A. Młodak. This approach enabled the simultaneous evaluation of the phenomenon both at the level of hierarchical objects (voivodeships) and subobjects (poviats), while ensuring comparability of results for both levels of administrative division. The analysis showed substantial differences in level of life in rural areas, both between provinces and within them.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 54-63
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish