COMBINATORIAL PROCEDURES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ALTERANTE MODELS: AN EXAMPLE FROM INTERREGIONAL MIGRATION

Nathan Gale, Lawrence J. Hubert, Waldo R. Tobler and Reginald G. Golledge

Papers in Regional Science, 1983, vol. 53, issue 1, 105-115

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we present a methodology for comparing the adequacy of two or more models in terms of how well they represent a given data set. a set of interregional migration models is tested, including several variations of push‐pull models. Wilson's entropy maximizing model, a quadratic programing solution, and an ANOVA model. Testing is undertaken using a heuristic proccdure based on a pair by pair comparison of models to see which one best represents migration flows as estimated by the Census Bireau. The results of the pairwise testing are presented visually in a “matrix map” which allows us to illustrate the degree to which a perfect ordering of the comparison indices exists, and the degree to which individual models eluster together.

Date: 1983
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