Classification of regions by the level of innovative development based on clustering
In the article is given the author's approach to the classification of Russian Federation’s regions on the basis of indicators of innovation development. The peculiarity of the approach is that the authors use as the base the instrument of clustering, rather than a linear distribution on the groups in accordance with the criterial values of the integral index, as is customary in the modern science and practice. Usage of clustering as a basic tool for the classification of regions takes into account the particular of factor and the resulting indicators, including their variation, which provides the most precise selection of groups with similar characteristics.