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Journal : Parameter: Journal of Statistics

GROUPING OF POVERTY IN INDONESIA USING K-MEANS WITH SILHOUETTE COEFFICIENT Gustriza Erda; Chairani Gunawan; Zulya Erda
Parameter: Journal of Statistics Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
Publisher : Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Universitas Tadulako

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22487/27765660.2023.v3.i1.16435

Abstract

Poverty is an enormous problem in numerous nations including Indonesia. Poverty can be measured using several indicators, including the unemployment rate, the percentage of poor people, expenditures per capita, and the poverty line. The purpose of this study is to categorize Indonesian provinces based on poverty indicators in 2021 using K-Means with the Silhouette Coefficient approach. Based on the silhouette coefficient approach, there are two clusters that are created. The first cluster is a high-poverty-rate regional group that includes the provinces of Aceh, Bengkulu, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua. On the other hand, the second cluster is an association of regions with a low poverty rate, and it includes 25 provinces. The greater number of provinces in the low poverty rate cluster implies that the poverty rate in Indonesia in 2021 is included in the low category