Measuring Philippine poverty through cluster analysis

• Main Author: YAP, PATRICIA CARMEL
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Poverty > Philippines; Poverty > Measurement; Cluster analysis; Capabilities approach (Social sciences)
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/99; http://rizalls.lib.admu.edu.ph/#section=resource&resourceid=1619962382&currentIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Statistics on poverty incidence are often employed in the development of national-level policies such as conditional cash transfer programs for the poorest of the poor. In certain instances, these statistics can strongly influence the manner in which government resources are allocated and deployed....