Research Article

EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS

Volume: 25 Number: 2 June 30, 2024
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EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the health resource distribution of provinces in Turkey using DBSCAN cluster analysis method. The optimum values of DBSCAN parameters (epsilon and minPts) were tested by simulation and the clustering silhouette value was taken as the basis for selecting the appropriate parameter set. The results of the descriptive statistical analysis of the dataset show a high coefficient of variation, indicating inequalities in the distribution of health resources. By dividing provinces into two clusters, the study reveals the similarity of local dynamics in the inequality of resource distribution. The findings provide important insights for relevant stakeholders to address the disparities between provinces in Turkey. The fact that the study adopts a method other than the hierarchical and k-means clustering methods dominant in the literature and that the codes of the algorithm are shared in Python language broadens the horizons of the relevant researchers and increases the transparency and reproducibility of the study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Operations Research, Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2024

Submission Date

August 17, 2023

Acceptance Date

January 28, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 25 Number: 2

APA
Şimşek, A. B. (2024). EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS. Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(2), 135-157. https://doi.org/10.53443/anadoluibfd.1344618
AMA
1.Şimşek AB. EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS. AUİİBFD. 2024;25(2):135-157. doi:10.53443/anadoluibfd.1344618
Chicago
Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır. 2024. “EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS”. Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi 25 (2): 135-57. https://doi.org/10.53443/anadoluibfd.1344618.
EndNote
Şimşek AB (June 1, 2024) EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS. Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi 25 2 135–157.
IEEE
[1]A. B. Şimşek, “EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS”, AUİİBFD, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 135–157, June 2024, doi: 10.53443/anadoluibfd.1344618.
ISNAD
Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır. “EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS”. Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi 25/2 (June 1, 2024): 135-157. https://doi.org/10.53443/anadoluibfd.1344618.
JAMA
1.Şimşek AB. EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS. AUİİBFD. 2024;25:135–157.
MLA
Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır. “EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS”. Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 2, June 2024, pp. 135-57, doi:10.53443/anadoluibfd.1344618.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Bahadır Şimşek. EVALUATION OF PROVINCES IN TÜRKİYE WITH HEALTH INDICATORS BY DENSITY-BASED SPATIAL CLUSTERING ANALYSIS. AUİİBFD. 2024 Jun. 1;25(2):135-57. doi:10.53443/anadoluibfd.1344618

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