Application of principal component analysis in the field of rural infrastructure for environmental protection Cover Image

Zastosowanie metody głównych składowych do analizy obszarów wiejskich w zakresie infrastruktury służącej ochronie środowiska
Application of principal component analysis in the field of rural infrastructure for environmental protection

Author(s): Wiktor Kołwzan, Agnieszka Skowronek-Grądziel
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: infrastructure; environmental protection; principal components

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the research was the empirical examination of regularities occurring in the field of infrastructure investments supporting environmental protection in rural areas as well as the diagnosis of the level of development reached by the study area using the method of principal components. In this research all calculations were performed using Excel and Statistica. As a result of conducted analyzes, in the first step, input variables were categorized into coherent groups, which, in each year selected for the study, every two most important factors were chosen, and then on the basis of indicated factors voivodeships with similar patterns of investment in infrastructure supporting environmental protection in rural areas were determined.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 284
  • Page Range: 176-185
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish