[Retracted] Research on the Contribution of Electronic Commerce to Economic Development: An Empirical Analysis Based on Artificial Neural Network

Table 1

Index system.

Target system	Index interpretation	Reference source
Development level of e-commerce
E-commerce transaction volume (ECJY)	Reflects the regional e-commerce transaction scale	Wang and She [15]; Dong et al. [36]
Number of domain (YMS)	Reflect the development level of enterprise and individual networks	Wang [11]
Express volume per capita (KDL)	The development level of transportation can reflect the level of e-commerce to improve the efficiency of resource allocation, increase the employment rate, and promote industrial agglomeration	Yan [32]; Han and Zhang [44]
The number of enterprises with e-commerce trading activities (ECQY)	Reflect the development current situation and development potential of e-commerce	Wang and She [15]
Per capita online retail sales (WSLS)	Reflects the consumers’ online shopping situation	Zhang [27]
External opening level (KFSP)	Reflects the regional import and export level	Yan [32]
Education level per capita (JYSP)	Reflect the degree of education within the region	Yan [32]
Economic growth
Per capita GDP (GDPP)	Reflects the level of economic development	Hu [42]