Quality of Life and Ranking the Cities of India

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
© 2018 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal
Volume 5 Issue 1
Year of Publication : 2018
Authors : Tushar Kanti Ghara
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Tushar Kanti Ghara, "Quality of Life and Ranking the Cities of India," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 5,  no. 1, pp. 23-26, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V5I1P104

Abstract:

The Quality of life is a great attraction of research for the concept of betterness. It is a stick yard for oneself to dream. It is a multi-dimensional measure. 33 cities of India have been considered in view of models determined based on data of 7 different determinants of quality of life. Mangalore has been derived as dream city.

Keywords:

 Quality of life, Principal Component Analysis, Factor loading, Regression, Ranking.

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