SOME INPUT REFINEMENTS FOR A RESIDENTIAL MODEL

Abstract

THE FIRST AND SECOND SECTIONS OF THE REPORT CONTAIN BRIEF RESTATEMENT OF THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MODEL FROM PRIOR REPORT BY THE AUTHORS TITLED FACTORS INFLUENCING LAND DEVELOPMENT AND SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE MODEL DEVELOPED BY THE AUTHORS AND THOMAS G. DONNELLY TITLED A PROBABILISTIC MODEL FOR RESIDENTIAL GROWTH. ALSO INCLUDED IS AN INDICATION OF THE KINDS OF REVISIONS MADE TO THE ORIGINAL MOCK-UP VERSION OF THE MODEL AND SOME OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING FURTHER CHANGES ANTICIPATED IN THE FUTURE. THE THIRD SECTION DISCUSSES THE DATA INPUT FOR THE REFINED VERSION OF THE MODEL. IN THE FOURTH SECTION, THE RESULTS OF THE FINAL RUNS OF THE MODEL ARE PRESENTED STATISTICALLY AND IN MAP FORM. THE FINAL SECTION EXAMINES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MODEL WITH ITS NEW REFINEMENTS, CONSIDERING RESULTS IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA USED IN EVALUATING TESTS OF THE MODEL, AND IT INDICATES DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. /BPR/