Grouping of countries according to indicators of standard of living
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1993
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Curi, P. R. [UNESP]
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Revista De Saúde Pública
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The position of 125 countries is studied on the basis of a collection of 26 basic, health, economic and educational indicators. Multivariate statistical methods were used, including Cluster Analysis, Principal Component Analysis and Multivariate Analysis of Variance. The most discriminating variables were life expectancy the child mortality rate, the mortality rate of children of less than five years of age, the birth and fertility rates and the high-school female matriculation rate. The first principal component was interpreted as a measure of the living standard which made it possible to place the countries in order. Five clusters of countries are suggested.
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Revista De Saúde Pública, v. 27, n. 2, p. 127-134, 1993.