An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EU
This paper analyses a statistical relationship between the decentralization of the EU countries and the quality of their governance. The degree of decentralization is measured from a fiscal and political point of view, and the quality of governance by multiple indicators and citizen opinions. The p...
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This paper analyses a statistical relationship between the decentralization of the EU countries and the quality of their governance. The degree of decentralization is measured from a fiscal and political point of view, and the quality of governance by multiple indicators and citizen opinions. The paper presents a subgroup discovery algorithm which is capable of analysing two sets of several variables, and uses it for the analysis of EU countries. The paper is one of the first to use the data mining methods from the social sciences domain. The used algorithm has discovered some interesting patterns which show a desired relationship. We have discovered that the proportion of public sector employees is one of the most important indicators, which strongly correlates with the degree of trust in the European and national institutions, the government effectiveness and the perception of corruption.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5b2cdafd007745ca940812e0ffe809742025-01-22T10:54:57ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Central European Public Administration Review2591-22402591-22592014-12-0112410.17573/ipar.2014.4.a03An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EULan Umek0Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana This paper analyses a statistical relationship between the decentralization of the EU countries and the quality of their governance. The degree of decentralization is measured from a fiscal and political point of view, and the quality of governance by multiple indicators and citizen opinions. The paper presents a subgroup discovery algorithm which is capable of analysing two sets of several variables, and uses it for the analysis of EU countries. The paper is one of the first to use the data mining methods from the social sciences domain. The used algorithm has discovered some interesting patterns which show a desired relationship. We have discovered that the proportion of public sector employees is one of the most important indicators, which strongly correlates with the degree of trust in the European and national institutions, the government effectiveness and the perception of corruption. https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20414decentralizationquality of governancesubgroup discoverydata miningEU countries |
| spellingShingle | Lan Umek An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EU Central European Public Administration Review decentralization quality of governance subgroup discovery data mining EU countries |
| title | An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EU |
| title_full | An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EU |
| title_fullStr | An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EU |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EU |
| title_short | An Application of Subgroup Discovery Algorithm on the Case of Decentralization and Quality of Governance in EU |
| title_sort | application of subgroup discovery algorithm on the case of decentralization and quality of governance in eu |
| topic | decentralization quality of governance subgroup discovery data mining EU countries |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20414 |
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