Application of Fuzzy-Set Clustering for Regional Typologies.

Reports on the application of fuzzy-set clustering for regional economic analysis of Nevada communities. How quantitative and qualitative procedures used to aggregate communities and counties often ignore the diversity that may exist in those communities; Choice of variables in fuzzy-set clustering; Comparison of the results of hard and fuzzy-set clustering procedures used to aggregate the Nevada communities; Suggestion of specific economic development programs for aggregate and individual counties based on the fuzzy-set clustering analysis results.