%0 Journal Article %T A Research of Regional Difference in R&D Activities in GUANGDONG, PR China %A Hongguo SUN %A Xing YU %J Progress in Applied Mathematics %D 2012 %I %R 10.3968/2230 %X According to the 2008 economic census yearbook in Guangdong, it explores the reasons why the development of R&D is different in different area. According to the data, it analyses the R&D activity using factor analysis and clustering analysis, the results show that R&D activity level is directly associated with the foundation and the total quantity of R&D activities, the use efficiency of R&D expenditure as well as the output ability of R&D staff. Based on the results, the countermeasures are given. Key words: R&D activity; Regional difference; Factor analysis; Clustering analysis %K R&D activity %K Regional difference %K Factor analysis %K Clustering analysis %U http://cscanada.net/index.php/pam/article/view/2230