Table 3 In the labour Market 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

SL.TLF.ADVN.FE.ZS

2

1 (146), 2 (2)

SL.TLF.ADVN.MA.ZS

3

1 (23), 2 (79), 3 (46)

SL.TLF.BASC.FE.ZS

2

1 (85), 2 (62)

SL.TLF.BASC.MA.ZS

2

1 (63), 2 (84)

SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS

2

1 (154), 2 (24)

SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.NE.ZS

2

1 (199), 2 (1)

SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.NE.ZS

3

1 (40), 2 (143), 3 (9)

  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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