Slovak Creativity Index – A PCA Based Approach
The article aims at transferring the European Creativity Index (ECI) assessment from the country to regional comparison basis, focusing on the case of Slovakia. The newly created Slovak Creativity Index (SCI) has the power to assess the creativity potential found in the Slovak regions. The Principal...
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doaj-dc44bf4ca76844ebb005519f22e1985f2020-11-25T03:34:26ZengLodz University PressEuropean Spatial Research and Policy1231-19521896-15252016-07-01231476410.1515/esrp-2016-00036609Slovak Creativity Index – A PCA Based ApproachOto Hudec0Slávka Klasová1Faculty of Economics, Department of Regional Science and Management, Technical University of Košice, Boženy Němcovej 32, 040 01, KošiceFaculty of Economics, Department of Regional Science and Management, Technical University of Košice, Boženy Němcovej 32, 040 01, KošiceThe article aims at transferring the European Creativity Index (ECI) assessment from the country to regional comparison basis, focusing on the case of Slovakia. The newly created Slovak Creativity Index (SCI) has the power to assess the creativity potential found in the Slovak regions. The Principal Component Analysis has been chosen as an advanced method for establishing a well-designed overall Index and six sub-indices to show differences and variability according to all dimensions of the creative potential. The research also explains several relations between creative performance of the regions by several factors such as urbanisation, cultural environment, human capital and tolerance.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/esrap/article/view/6609slovak creativity indexurbanisationprincipal component analysis |
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European Spatial Research and Policy |
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The article aims at transferring the European Creativity Index (ECI) assessment from the country to regional comparison basis, focusing on the case of Slovakia. The newly created Slovak Creativity Index (SCI) has the power to assess the creativity potential found in the Slovak regions. The Principal Component Analysis has been chosen as an advanced method for establishing a well-designed overall Index and six sub-indices to show differences and variability according to all dimensions of the creative potential. The research also explains several relations between creative performance of the regions by several factors such as urbanisation, cultural environment, human capital and tolerance. |
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