以我国大陆31个省市为研究对象,选取9个能反映地区经济发展水平、产业发展结构、经济发展潜力和经济发展活力的重要指标,通过因子分析,提取独立的综合指标,用降维的方法,将复杂问题简单化,变多指标聚类为二维空间分类,将全国31个省市分为4种经济类型。而后,针对现行的分类方法弊端与结果进行分析与探讨。 Taking the 31 provinces and cities in mainland China as the research object, nine important indexes that can reflect the regional economic development level, industrial development structure, economic development potential and economic development vitality are selected. Through factor analysis, independent comprehensive indexes are extracted, Method, simplifying complex issues and clustering multiple indicators into two-dimensional space classification, the 31 provinces and cities across the country are divided into four types of economy. Then, the disadvantages and the results of the current classification methods are analyzed and discussed.