Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach
The average expected duration of human life is rising because of different reasons. On the other hand, not only the duration, but the quality of life level is important, too. The higher the quality of life level, the citizens’ happiness and satisfaction levels are higher, which has positive impact o...
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| description | The average expected duration of human life is rising because of different reasons. On the other hand, not only the duration, but the quality of life level is important, too. The higher the quality of life level, the citizens’ happiness and satisfaction levels are higher, which has positive impact on the development and operating of an economy. The goal of this paper is to identify groups of European countries, using statistical hierarchical cluster analysis, by using the quality of life indicators, and to recognise differences in quality of life levels. The quality of life is measured by using seven different indicators. The conducted statistical hierarchical cluster analysis is based on the Ward’s clustering method, and squared Euclidean distances. The results of conducted statistical hierarchical cluster analysis enabled recognizing of three different groups of European countries: old European Union member states, new European Union members, and non-European Union member states. The analysis has revealed that the old European Union member states seem to have in average higher quality of life level than the new European Union member states. Furthermore, the European Union member states have in average higher quality of live level than non-European Union members do. The results indicate that quality of life levels and economic development levels are connected. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d31d74c48d7d48f5bcabdd4b0e93fd0f2024-02-03T00:53:18ZengSciendoCroatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics2459-56162015-12-0111-2425410.1515/crebss-2016-0004Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis ApproachŽmuk Berislav0Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaThe average expected duration of human life is rising because of different reasons. On the other hand, not only the duration, but the quality of life level is important, too. The higher the quality of life level, the citizens’ happiness and satisfaction levels are higher, which has positive impact on the development and operating of an economy. The goal of this paper is to identify groups of European countries, using statistical hierarchical cluster analysis, by using the quality of life indicators, and to recognise differences in quality of life levels. The quality of life is measured by using seven different indicators. The conducted statistical hierarchical cluster analysis is based on the Ward’s clustering method, and squared Euclidean distances. The results of conducted statistical hierarchical cluster analysis enabled recognizing of three different groups of European countries: old European Union member states, new European Union members, and non-European Union member states. The analysis has revealed that the old European Union member states seem to have in average higher quality of life level than the new European Union member states. Furthermore, the European Union member states have in average higher quality of live level than non-European Union members do. The results indicate that quality of life levels and economic development levels are connected.https://doi.org/10.1515/crebss-2016-0004quality of life indicatorsward’s method, outlier detectioneuropean countriesanalysis of variance (anova)c12c38d60i30 |
| spellingShingle | Žmuk Berislav Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics quality of life indicators ward’s method, outlier detection european countries analysis of variance (anova) c12 c38 d60 i30 |
| title | Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach |
| title_full | Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach |
| title_fullStr | Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach |
| title_short | Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach |
| title_sort | quality of life indicators in selected european countries hierarchical cluster analysis approach |
| topic | quality of life indicators ward’s method, outlier detection european countries analysis of variance (anova) c12 c38 d60 i30 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/crebss-2016-0004 |
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