A Random Forest Method for Identifying the Effectiveness of Innovation Factor Allocation

Table 2

Importance of innovation factor inputs.

Innovation factor inputs	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Mean	Ranking
Internal innovation human resources	0.0698	0.0543	0.0693	0.0742	0.0669	0.0579	0.0678	0.0706	0.0639	0.0961	0.0691	7
Internal innovation financial resources	0.0519	0.0530	0.0471	0.0523	0.0368	0.0567	0.0505	0.0600	0.0575	0.0588	0.0525	9
Internal innovation material resources	0.0878	0.0704	0.0636	0.0710	0.0831	0.0894	0.1036	0.1174	0.1105	0.0697	0.0867	4
External innovation technology cooperation	0.0384	0.0455	0.0463	0.0409	0.0502	0.0511	0.0518	0.0453	0.0376	0.0560	0.0463	11
External innovation technology absorption	0.0636	0.0873	0.0833	0.0912	0.1010	0.0824	0.0917	0.0928	0.1064	0.1367	0.0936	3
External innovation technology acquisition	0.0627	0.1031	0.0888	0.0842	0.0742	0.0786	0.0583	0.0616	0.0792	0.0723	0.0763	5
Property rights protection	0.0314	0.0124	0.0173	0.0275	0.0228	0.0235	0.0205	0.0163	0.0158	0.0197	0.0207	16
Education support	0.0183	0.0187	0.0127	0.0132	0.0145	0.0143	0.0146	0.0130	0.0142	0.0149	0.0148	18
Trade freedom	0.0625	0.0560	0.0598	0.0754	0.0766	0.0595	0.0625	0.0682	0.0547	0.0661	0.0641	8
Trading market	0.0692	0.0926	0.0613	0.0241	0.0256	0.0216	0.0198	0.0292	0.0270	0.0294	0.0400	12
Financial development	0.0551	0.0540	0.0623	0.0657	0.0957	0.0837	0.0717	0.0623	0.0787	0.1123	0.0742	6
Pollution control	0.0188	0.0112	0.0156	0.0195	0.0204	0.0094	0.0153	0.0158	0.0267	0.0275	0.0180	17
Data generation	0.0439	0.0391	0.0569	0.0491	0.0627	0.0589	0.0680	0.0386	0.0305	0.0378	0.0485	10
Data transmission	0.0592	0.0338	0.0367	0.0320	0.0439	0.0367	0.0334	0.0227	0.0320	0.0217	0.0352	13
Data use	0.0287	0.0190	0.0201	0.0278	0.0276	0.0250	0.0192	0.0175	0.0182	0.0165	0.0220	15
Data application	0.1078	0.1226	0.1138	0.1008	0.0707	0.0933	0.0876	0.0924	0.0883	0.0653	0.0943	2
Data sharing	0.0294	0.0245	0.0301	0.0301	0.0383	0.0350	0.0324	0.0374	0.0223	0.0215	0.0301	14
Data integration	0.1015	0.1025	0.1150	0.1211	0.0889	0.1227	0.1313	0.1387	0.1367	0.0777	0.1136	1

Note: the ranking results are based on the annual average value.