Study of the Road Transport Indicators by Methods of Forming an Integral Factor

Abstract

The transport system of Russia is an important component of the industrial infrastructure, and its development is one of the priorities of state activities. In the context of integrated regional development, transport is a tool for implementing the economic interests of subjects. Currently, the transport system of the Russian Federation is actively developing. This largely determines the development of economic indicators, such as imports and exports, as well as an increase in the volume of sales of goods of their own production. In this regard, it is important and relevant to study the current state of the transport system and the factors of its development. The paper explores the forms of dependent indicators of the road transport industry of the Volga Federal District. Due to the limited sample size, it is proposed to study this area using the formation of integral indicators using discriminant and canonical analysis methods. The use of canonical variables as integral indicators expands the possibilities of applying canonical correlation in other analyses, including in econometric modeling. The integral factor calculated by the discriminant analysis algorithm reduces the dimension and allows us to estimate the degree of crowding and the form of dependence between the integral variables in conditions of a small sample size.