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Accounting for spatial relationships in models of interstate population migration

B J Cushing

    The Annals of Regional Science
    |July 1, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    Geographic proximity and bordering metropolitan areas significantly impact interstate population migration patterns in the United States. Models that ignore spatial factors lose accuracy in predicting population movement.

    Keywords:
    AmericasBiasDemographic AnalysisDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesDistanceError SourcesEstimation TechnicsEvaluationGeographic FactorsMeasurementMigrationMigration, InternalModels, TheoreticalNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologyUnited States

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