Subject. Assessment of socioeconomic development using the cluster approach based on the Orenburg Oblast data. Objectives. Improvement of methodological tools for cluster assessment of socioeconomic development of territories based on the identification of problems and limitations of clustering as a method of data analysis and the proposal of ways to solve them. Methods. Separate methods of cluster analysis (the unweighted pairwise average method, the Ward method, and the k-means method) were used in relation to municipalities in the Orenburg Oblast. Results. The factors influencing the development of clusters are summarized. To obtain the optimal distribution of municipalities in the Orenburg Oblast, the study was conducted using several methods of cluster analysis. Integral indicators of the development of municipalities of the Orenburg Oblast are calculated. The individual problems and limitations of clustering are highlighted and recommendations for their elimination are proposed. Conclusions. The results of the study can be used as an information basis for the formation of effective regional and municipal policies aimed at ensuring sustainable socioeconomic development of territories.
Keywords: cluster, cluster analysis, socioeconomic indicators, development of territories, typology of territories
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