Open AccessMain variables that are influenced by the anthropic activity resulting from the soybean production in the municipalities of Mato Grosso
Author(s) -
Rodrigo Carlo Toloi,
Alexandra Cristina Ramos da Silva Lopes,
Marley Nunes Vituri Toloi,
João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis,
Sílvia H. Bonilla,
Moacir de Freitas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
independent journal of management and production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-269X
DOI - 10.14807/ijmp.v9i5.812
Subject(s) - endogeneity , production (economics) , socioeconomic status , variables , factorial analysis , relevance (law) , econometrics , mathematics , statistics , economics , sociology , political science , demography , population , law , macroeconomics
This study aimed to identify how the main variables that are influenced by the anthropic activity resulting from the soybean production in the Mato Grosso Municipalities cluster among themselves. Factor analysis method was used to identify underlying dimensions that can account for the shared variation of observed variables. The factorial analysis proposes to reduce the number of variables by the extraction of independent factors, so that a better explanation of the relationship between the original variables occurs, avoiding correlational problems and reducing the relevance of endogeneity. Three dimensions were identified, each with a different combination of variables. Based on the results from principal components modelling it is fair to state that the impacts of the anthropic activity resulting from soybean production in the Mato Grosso municipalities can be analyzed according to three main domains: production impacts, socioeconomic impacts and demographic impacts. The main contribution of this paper is that it offers a useful framework of analysis for both public and private decision-makers regarding the influence of soybean production on economic, social, environmental, and cultural factors.