RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Svatošová, Libuše T1 Human resources as the precondition of the regional development JF Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis YR 2014 VO 55 IS 6 SP 157 OP 162 DO 10.11118/actaun200755060157 UL https://acta.mendelu.cz/artkey/acu-200706-0017.php AB The paper provides information of the possibilities of regional condition and development evaluation with use of multivariate statistical methods. Human potential is regional development's cruicial factor. Analysis of the human potential development is of fundamental significance in decision-making the field of regional policy. Principal component analysis as principal metod is able to appreciate both general development trends common to all regions and specific factors'development in particular regions too.