A clustering approach to identify multidimensional poverty indicators for the bottom 40 percent group.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an income-based poverty index which measures multiple deprivations alongside other relevant factors to determine and classify poverty. The implementation of a reliable MPI is one of the significant efforts by the Malaysian government to improve measures in...

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Main Authors: Mariah Abdul Rahman, Nor Samsiah Sani, Rusnita Hamdan, Zulaiha Ali Othman, Azuraliza Abu Bakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255312