Human Development and Regional Disparities in Iran:A Policy Model



Table B2. Composite distances between provinces (Matrix D)

Province

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

1 Ardebil

0.000

4.881

4.502

2.533

4.410

5.773

4.179

3.354

4.685

6.916

3.657

3.448

3.963

2.742

3.444

4.230

3.180

4.257

4.342

2 Booshehr

4.881

0.000

5.106

4.825

3.005

5.871

4.620

3.490

3.458

5.683

3.738

3.019

3.406

3.989

5.616

5.935

3.622

4.862

3.539

3 Chahar Mahal B.

4.502

5.106

0.000

3.221

4.112

6.268

3.904

5.658

5.291

5.020

4.862

4.772

4.475

3.345

5.634

4.962

3.988

3.201

4.167

4 East Azarbayjan

2.533

4.825

3.221

0.000

3.367

4.641

3.618

4.363

4.653

5.060

3.351

3.210

3.450

2.526

4.862

4.895

3.218

2.564

3.491

5 Fars

4.410

3.005

4.112

3.367

0.000

4.421

3.658

3.973

4.440

3.954

3.111

2.765

2.294

3.534

6.083

6.382

3.276

3.139

2.177

6 Gilan

5.773

5.871

6.268

4.641

4.421

0.000

5.247

6.048

6.166

4.874

4.569

5.448

5.475

5.554

7.603

8.202

5.963

5.155

3.505

7 Hamedan

4.179

4.620

3.904

3.618

3.658

5.247

0.000

4.610

4.917

5.102

3.371

4.326

4.418

2.755

5.052

6.021

3.409

3.563

2.778

8 Hormozgan

3.354

3.490

5.658

4.363

3.973

6.048

4.610

0.000

4.363

6.941

3.660

3.563

2.981

4.024

4.494

5.233

3.872

5.380

4.435

9 Ilam

4.685

3.458

5.291

4.653

4.440

6.166

4.917

4.363

0.000

6.650

2.920

3.258

4.342

4.007

4.848

5.344

3.183

4.792

4.127

10 Isfahan

6.916

5.683

5.020

5.060

3.954

4.874

5.102

6.941

6.650

0.000

5.323

5.980

5.301

5.663

8.342

8.751

5.944

3.573

4.126

11 Kerman

3.657

3.738

4.862

3.351

3.111

4.569

3.371

3.660

2.920

5.323

0.000

2.942

3.652

3.055

4.387

6.123

2.548

3.515

2.715

12 Kermanshah

3.448

3.019

4.772

3.210

2.765

5.448

4.326

3.563

3.258

5.980

2.942

0.000

2.796

3.155

5.086

4.875

2.384

3.833

3.460

13 Khoozestan

3.963

3.406

4.475

3.450

2.294

5.475

4.418

2.981

4.342

5.301

3.652

2.796

0.000

3.983

5.660

5.528

3.400

4.011

3.664

14 Khorasan

2.742

3.989

3.345

2.526

3.534

5.554

2.755

4.024

4.007

5.663

3.055

3.155

3.983

0.000

4.023

4.370

2.743

3.206

3.257

15 Kohkilooyeh & B. A.

3.444

5.616

5.634

4.862

6.083

7.603

5.052

4.494

4.848

8.342

4.387

5.086

5.660

4.023

0.000

5.254

3.670

6.009

5.654

16 Kordestan

4.230

5.935

4.962

4.895

6.382

8.202

6.021

5.233

5.344

8.751

6.123

4.875

5.528

4.370

5.254

0.000

5.008

6.165

6.472

17 Lorestan

3.180

3.622

3.988

3.218

3.276

5.963

3.409

3.872

3.183

5.944

2.548

2.384

3.400

2.743

3.670

5.008

0.000

3.407

3.229

18 Markasi

4.257

4.862

3.201

2.564

3.139

5.155

3.563

5.380

4.792

3.573

3.515

3.833

4.011

3.206

6.009

6.165

3.407

0.000

3.288

19 Mazandaran

4.342

3.539

4.167

3.491

2.177

3.505

2.778

4.435

4.127

4.126

2.715

3.460

3.664

3.257

5.654

6.472

3.229

3.288

0.000

20 Qom

7.763

6.408

6.640

6.411

4.854

7.441

7.311

7.265

7.120

4.873

6.345

5.935

5.161

7.133

9.358

8.843

6.555

5.124

6.330

21 Semnan

6.809

3.942

5.127

5.522

3.682

4.890

4.847

6.203

5.132

3.165

4.769

5.226

5.171

5.107

7.813

7.867

5.458

4.438

3.348

22 Sistan & B.

6.824

8.203

8.484

8.210

8.745

11.037

7.798

6.332

8.512

11.208

8.710

7.818

7.456

7.382

7.129

5.884

7.544

9.109

8.896

23 Tehran

9.861

7.417

8.798

8.416

6.470

7.503

8.937

9.124

8.534

5.378

7.825

7.695

7.377

8.984

11.222

11.133

8.587

7.247

7.406

24 West Azarbayjan

3.758

5.147

4.821

4.402

5.288

6.752

5.133

4.291

5.771

7.758

5.821

4.619

4.556

4.036

5.415

3.172

4.997

5.977

5.255

25 Yazd

6.969

5.794

4.401

5.015

4.012

5.469

4.683

7.055

6.526

2.010

5.468

5.937

5.360

5.290

8.313

8.218

5.820

3.549

4.078

26 Zanjan

2.167

4.932

3.556

3.016

4.519

5.713

3.703

3.870

5.161

6.653

4.341

4.355

4.346

2.625

4.020

3.933

3.819

4.438

4.129

* This distance is larger than the critical minimum distance, d(+), of 4.462.

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