Cluster analysis of selected countries due to the structure of their citizens’ consumer expenditures – the use of Kohonen networks Cover Image

Analiza skupień wybranych państw ze względu na strukturę wydatków konsumpcyjnych obywateli – zastosowanie sieci Kohonena
Cluster analysis of selected countries due to the structure of their citizens’ consumer expenditures – the use of Kohonen networks

Author(s): Karolina Bartos
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: consumer behavior; consumer expenditures; cluster analysis; Kohonen networks (SOM)

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of cluster analysis of 86 countries due to the ratio of various types of citizens’ consumer expenditures in their total consumer expenditures. The study included 12 types of expenditures such as expenditure on: food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing, clothing and footwear, transport, leisure and recreation, alcoholic beverages and tobacco, communication, education, health goods and medical services, hotels and catering, household goods and services, miscellaneous goods and services. Kohonen network was used to create the clusters.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 242
  • Page Range: 488-495
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish
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