Comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of residential mobility and migration

A reevaluation of cross-sectional versus longitudinal models of residential mobility confirms the general results of earlier cross-sectional analysis and casts doubt on the study by Davies and Pickles in 1985 in which it was argued that cross-sectional analysis is inadequate and that cross-sectional...

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Published in:Environment and planning. A 1992-09, Vol.24 (9), p.1291-1302
Main Author: CLARK, W. A. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Human geography
Migration
Migrations
Population geography and social geography
Residential mobility
U.S.A
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Summary:A reevaluation of cross-sectional versus longitudinal models of residential mobility confirms the general results of earlier cross-sectional analysis and casts doubt on the study by Davies and Pickles in 1985 in which it was argued that cross-sectional analysis is inadequate and that cross-sectional analysis in behavioral geography "must be viewed with suspicion". However, it is true that the results from models of time-series data reveal additional complexities not obvious in cross-sectional analysis of mobility and migration.
ISSN:0308-518X
1472-3409
DOI:10.1068/a241291