Extremal Approaches to Estimating Spatial Interaction.
Abstract
Two recent theoretical approaches (that of Charnes, Raike, and Bettinger (1972) and that of A. G. Wilson (1967)) to the gravity model of spatial interaction are examined with emphasis on the dissimilar physical and statistical theories from which they were respectively deprived. Formal relationships between the two methods are demonstrated. The two approaches jointly indicate a general method of generating new hypotheses of gravity flows. This method is discussed and evaluated, and some questions of theory comparability are explored. Comments on some of the computational features of each of the two models conclude the paper. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0779140
Entities
People
- Fred Phillips
- Gerald M. White
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin