Regional development evaluation is a complicated systematic project involving constructing evaluation index system

assigning index weight

standardizing data

designing evaluation index

grading standards evaluation

etc.By taking Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region as a case study

firstly

a framework for regional development evaluation was designed in the three aspects of comprehensive

coordinated

and sustainable developments.Secondly

basic indicators were selected by frequency-statistics method and correlation-analysis method.Thirdly

weights of indicators were assigned by improved analytic hierarchy process(9/9—9/1).Fourthly

the"standard figure" method was put forward in order to make the results comparable in the country-wide range.Fifthly

a set of indexes were designed to evaluate regional development from different perspectives and levels.Finally

the development of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region since 1990 was evaluated using the evaluation system.