Regional Limits in Portugal - An Application of Cluster Analysis
In this paper, the authors group territorial units, following the methodology of cluster analysis, making use of official statistics like the population census of 2001. The goal is to obtain homogenous NUTS II in economic and social terms, therefore challenging the 2002 nomenclature modifications.
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