Cluster Analysis of the Socio-economic Development of the Territories of the Republic of Bashkortostan (for 2000-2019)
The article assesses the level of socio-economic development of the municipalities of the Republic of Bashkortostan (RB), based on the results of a cluster analysis. Material and methods. The information base of the study was the official data of the Territorial Body of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Republic of Bashkortostan, Rosstat. The k-means method of cluster analysis and rating assessment was used as a tool for statistical data processing. The complex use of the methods of cluster analysis and rating assessment, carried out within the framework of this study, made it possible to identify the territories of the RB that have similar problems. The ranking of municipalities made it possible to determine the territories with the lowest level of social and economic development, requiring priority attention of state authorities and local self-government.