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Fuzzy cluster analysis on Spanish public universities

In: Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 5

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  • Adela García Aracil

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  • Davinia Palomares Montero

    (INGENIO (CSIC-UPV))

Abstract

The present study tries to provide an alternative approach to the analysis of universities, by grouping Spanish public universities for the academic year 2006, into clusters that are statistically similar across all criteria, without making assumptions about the relative importance of each criterion. In (non fuzzy) clustering techniques, universities grouped according to particular performance. However, the same university could be important from more than one perspective at the same time, and to different degrees. Thus, in our view, a fuzzy clustering approach is more applicable. The results of the present analysis provide information on the situations of each Spanish public university within a national context.

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  • Adela García Aracil & Davinia Palomares Montero, 2010. "Fuzzy cluster analysis on Spanish public universities," Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 5, in: María Jesús Mancebón-Torrubia & Domingo P. Ximénez-de-Embún & José María Gómez-Sancho & Gregorio Gim (ed.), Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 5, edition 1, volume 5, chapter 49, pages 976-994, Asociación de Economía de la Educación.
    • Handle: RePEc:aec:ieed05:05-49
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    1. Adela García-Aracil & Antonio Gutiérrez Gracia & Marián Pérez-Marín, 2006. "Analysis of the evaluation process of the research performance: An empirical case," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 67(2), pages 213-230, May.
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    2. Alfonso Ibáñez & Pedro Larrañaga & Concha Bielza, 2013. "Cluster methods for assessing research performance: exploring Spanish computer science," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 97(3), pages 571-600, December.

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    Keywords

    evaluation of universities; fuzzy cluster; Spanish public universities;
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    JEL classification:

    • A2 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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