{"title":"Comparative clustering and visualization of socioeconomic and health indicators: A case of Kenya","authors":"Evans Kiptoo Korir","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.101961","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, we used principal component analysis (PCA) to reduce the dimensionality of the data and used a hierarchical and K-means clustering technique to stratify counties in Kenya into five clusters. The grouped counties were then projected onto a geographic map to understand the relationship between their location and socioeconomic and health indicators. The results obtained may be useful to the county and state governments in future plans to promote inclusive and sustainable economic development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038012124001605/pdfft?md5=b7f233352ca2f5390c4e04903ef306de&pid=1-s2.0-S0038012124001605-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038012124001605","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ECONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this study, we used principal component analysis (PCA) to reduce the dimensionality of the data and used a hierarchical and K-means clustering technique to stratify counties in Kenya into five clusters. The grouped counties were then projected onto a geographic map to understand the relationship between their location and socioeconomic and health indicators. The results obtained may be useful to the county and state governments in future plans to promote inclusive and sustainable economic development.
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Studies directed toward the more effective utilization of existing resources, e.g. mathematical programming models of health care delivery systems with relevance to more effective program design; systems analysis of fire outbreaks and its relevance to the location of fire stations; statistical analysis of the efficiency of a developing country economy or industry.
Studies relating to the interaction of various segments of society and technology, e.g. the effects of government health policies on the utilization and design of hospital facilities; the relationship between housing density and the demands on public transportation or other service facilities: patterns and implications of urban development and air or water pollution.
Studies devoted to the anticipations of and response to future needs for social, health and other human services, e.g. the relationship between industrial growth and the development of educational resources in affected areas; investigation of future demands for material and child health resources in a developing country; design of effective recycling in an urban setting.