Table 2 In the economic domain, for each variable, considering all calculated indexes, the best number of clusters using the “majority principle”.

From: Exploring socioeconomic similarity-inequality: a regional perspective

Variable

Number of clusters

Cluster and Number of countries by cluster

NY. GDP. MKTP. CD

3

1 (198), 2 (2), 3 (1)

NY. GDP. MKTP. KD. ZG

2

1 (199), 2 (1)

SI. POV. GINI

3

1 (100), 2 (39), 3 (17)

  1. The number of countries by cluster is indicated in brackets. For a description of the variables refer to "Geographical scope and variables to be studied".
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