Comprehensive Evaluation Model of a Better-off Society Based on Factor Analysis Method

The factor analysis method(FAM) is a statistical method that explains a large number of statistical variables by integrating a small number of unrelated variable factors.In respect to the evaluation methods of a better-off society,a comprehensive model is built by FAM and it is used to evaluate 13 cities in Jiangsu Province in 2007.The evaluation accords with the results conducted by the comprehensive score method(CSM) and the matter-element theoretical model(METM).