Clusters of regions following the cardinality of the RCI and number of regions that change cluster when using TOPSIS
| Cluster | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCI score | >1 | 0.5–1 | 0.2−0.5 | 0–0.2 | −0.2−0 | −0.5−−0.2 | −1−−0.5 | <−1 |
| Label | Most competitive | Highly competitive | Fairly competitive | Slightly competitive | Competitive | Not very competitive | Hardly competitive | Not competitive at all |
| RCI | ||||||||
| Ranks | 1−6 | 7−48 | 49−110 | 111–136 | 137–164 | 165–191 | 192–235 | 236–268 |
| N. of regions | 6 | 42 | 62 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 33 |
| Regions that change cluster membership | ||||||||
| Manhattan | ||||||||
| N. of regions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
| Euclidean | ||||||||
| N. of regions | 1 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| % | 16.67% | 19.05% | 17.74% | 30.77% | 39.29% | 40.74% | 20.45% | 15.15% |
| Mahalanobis | ||||||||
| N. of regions | 3 | 20 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 8 |
| % | 50.00% | 47.62% | 53.23% | 88.46% | 71.43% | 55.56% | 43.18% | 24.24% |
| Cluster | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCI score | >1 | 0.5–1 | 0.2−0.5 | 0–0.2 | −0.2−0 | −0.5−−0.2 | −1−−0.5 | <−1 |
| Label | Most competitive | Highly competitive | Fairly competitive | Slightly competitive | Competitive | Not very competitive | Hardly competitive | Not competitive at all |
| Ranks | 1−6 | 7−48 | 49−110 | 111–136 | 137–164 | 165–191 | 192–235 | 236–268 |
| N. of regions | 6 | 42 | 62 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 33 |
| N. of regions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
| N. of regions | 1 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| % | 16.67% | 19.05% | 17.74% | 30.77% | 39.29% | 40.74% | 20.45% | 15.15% |
| N. of regions | 3 | 20 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 8 |
| % | 50.00% | 47.62% | 53.23% | 88.46% | 71.43% | 55.56% | 43.18% | 24.24% |
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