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obtain trustworthy data and take strategic decisions in the conditions of uncertainty
and insufficiency of the statistical data for the analysis of an innovative potential.
The usual sequence of actions in the analysis includes the following stages:
problem statement; object analysis; selection of a method; elaboration process;
analysis of the development results.
From the point of view of the analysis of the means of evaluation the most
essential stages are selection of an evaluation method and the process of working out
of an evaluation.
New classifications for evaluation of an innovative potential continue to
appear. The main reason behind this is a complexity of the subject of evaluation and
indivisibility of the innovative potential into independent components. The
boundaries between the components are fuzzy, and frequently it is difficult to find
«a dividing line». Therefore we believe, it would be correct to classify the methods,
which are basic for evaluation of the systems of any complexity degree and acting as
a basis for construction of the existing techniques.
Objectives
The purpose of the article is to assess scientific and technical or innovation
potential in regions of Azerbaijan.
The evaluation methods can be subdivided into classes by a number of signs
concerning the specific features of the aim of an evaluation, of an investigated
process and applied instruments. If we take the distinctions in the sources of the
initial information as a classification basis, the evaluation methods can be divided
into two classes - quantitative and qualitative ones (Gorbenko A. A. (2012)).
Division of the methods meets the basic requirements of the system analysis,
consisting in a combination of formal and informal presentations, which is
convenient for elaboration of the techniques and selection of methods for a gradual
formalization of reflection and analysis of a situation The quantitative methods
(Fig.1) are based on a mathematical apparatus. It is probably not realistic to have a
deep knowledge of all the methods of modern mathematics, however, when
selecting a method, it is important to understand the specific features of a direction
and possibility of its use for evaluation of an innovative potential. Selection of an
evaluation method to a great degree determines reliability of the obtained data and,
hence, is a very important stage. An evaluation methodology is based on varied by
their levels of scale and scientific validity methods, approaches and techniques for
evaluation of an innovative potential. Thus, the methodology of research of difficult

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