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Main Title Modal cities /
Author Pidot, George B., ; Pidot, George Bernard. ; Sommer, John W.
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Author Title of a Work
Sommer, John W.
Patterson, Philip D.
CORP Author Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, N.H. Dept. of Geography.;Washington Environmental Research Center, D.C.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development,
Year Published 1974
Report Number EPA-600/5-74-027; EPA-R-801226
Stock Number PB-239 719
OCLC Number 01193956
Subjects City planning--United States ; City planning--Mathematical models
Additional Subjects Municipalities ; Socioeconomic profiles ; Classifications ; Characteristics ; Set theory ; Geographic area ; Time ; Statistical analysis ; Recommendations ; Modal cities ; Regional character
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9101BQTB.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 600-5-74-027 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 10/23/2013
EKBD  EPA-600/5-74-027 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 08/11/2000
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-5-74-027 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
NTIS  PB-239 719 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation v, 55 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Abstract
Modal cities are representative cities based on a specific set of criteria. Using principal components analysis, 224 U.S. SMSA's were examined in terms of 48 selected variables. This analysis yielded 14 dimensions, of which 7 explained 67% of the variance. The 224 cities were then grouped using a method that minimizes the differences among cities within a group and maximizes the differences across groups. This procedure allowed for a confident selection of 9 modalities of the U.S. metropolitan system. Each city fell into a modality and was ranked relative to its distance from the mean. The two cities closest to the mean were taken as representative of that group. One unforeseen result of this research was distinct regional character for the different groupings.
Notes
"October 1974." "Grant No. 801226." "Program Element 1HA096." ROAP 21ALV, Task 01." "Project Officer Dr. Philip D. Patterson, Washington Environmental Research Center." Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-45).
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