Ebook: Gravity Models of Spatial Interaction Behavior

Gravity models describe, and hence help predict, spatial flows of commuters, air-travelers, migrants, commodities and even messages. They are one of the oldest and most widely used of all social science models. This book presents an up-to-date, consistent and unified approach to the theory, methods and application of the gravity model - which spans from the axiomatic foundations of such models all the way to practical hints for their use. "I have found no better general method for use in applied research dealing with spatial interaction... It is against this background that the present book by Sen and Smith is most welcomed." Walter Isard

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Gravity models describe, and hence help predict, spatial flows of commuters, air-travelers, migrants, commodities and even messages. They are one of the oldest and most widely used of all social science models. This book presents an up-to-date, consistent and unified approach to the theory, methods and application of the gravity model - which spans from the axiomatic foundations of such models all the way to practical hints for their use. "I have found no better general method for use in applied research dealing with spatial interaction... It is against this background that the present book by Sen and Smith is most welcomed." Walter Isard

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Gravity models describe, and hence help predict, spatial flows of commuters, air-travelers, migrants, commodities and even messages. They are one of the oldest and most widely used of all social science models. This book presents an up-to-date, consistent and unified approach to the theory, methods and application of the gravity model - which spans from the axiomatic foundations of such models all the way to practical hints for their use. "I have found no better general method for use in applied research dealing with spatial interaction... It is against this background that the present book by Sen and Smith is most welcomed." Walter Isard
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Spatial Interaction Processes: An Overview....Pages 15-48
Gravity Models: An Overview....Pages 49-152
Spatial Interaction Processes: Formal Development....Pages 153-220
Gravity Models: Formal Development....Pages 221-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Maximum Likelihood....Pages 357-472
Least Squares....Pages 473-532
Back Matter....Pages 533-574

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Gravity models describe, and hence help predict, spatial flows of commuters, air-travelers, migrants, commodities and even messages. They are one of the oldest and most widely used of all social science models. This book presents an up-to-date, consistent and unified approach to the theory, methods and application of the gravity model - which spans from the axiomatic foundations of such models all the way to practical hints for their use. "I have found no better general method for use in applied research dealing with spatial interaction... It is against this background that the present book by Sen and Smith is most welcomed." Walter Isard
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Spatial Interaction Processes: An Overview....Pages 15-48
Gravity Models: An Overview....Pages 49-152
Spatial Interaction Processes: Formal Development....Pages 153-220
Gravity Models: Formal Development....Pages 221-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Maximum Likelihood....Pages 357-472
Least Squares....Pages 473-532
Back Matter....Pages 533-574
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