A comparative analysis of indices of social and economic development using the characteristics of regional differentiation
Subject. The article considers indices of socio-economic development of regions. Objectives. We perform a comparative analysis of indices that characterize the level of economic development of the subjects of the Russian Federation and identify the indices that do not have significant differences. Methods. The study draws on general scientific methods of analysis. Results. The correlation analysis at the first stage helped reduce the number of indices to be analyzed at the next stages. At the second stage, we built regressions of each index for the basic characteristics of differentiation. Based on the analysis of beta coefficients, we identified differentiation characteristics, which have a significant impact on the indices in question. At the third stage, we built the matrix of values of the cosines of angles between each pair of indices under consideration. Conclusions. The analysis of the cosines of angles between indices calculated using the regression coefficients of these indices for differentiation characteristics enabled to confirm the results of correlation analysis and identify a subset of indices that are not distinguishable in solving management tasks parameterized with the use of differentiation characteristics.