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Gravity Model

Gravity Model. Madison McCloskey. Principal and Definitions. Gravity models are used in various social sciences to predict and describe certain behaviors that mimic gravitational interaction as described in Isaac Newton’s law of gravity

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Gravity Model

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  1. Gravity Model Madison McCloskey

  2. Principal and Definitions • Gravity models are used in various social sciences to predict and describe certain behaviors that mimic gravitational interaction as described in Isaac Newton’s law of gravity • The gravity model, as social scientists refer to the modified law of gravitation, takes into account the population size of two places and their distance

  3. The Equation • The relative strength of a bond between two places is determined by multiplying the population of city A by the population of city B and then dividing the product by the distance between the two cities squared

  4. Example of How it is Used • Thus, if we compare the bond between the New York and Los Angeles metropolitan areas, we first multiply their 1998 populations (20,124,377 and 15,781,273, respectively) to get 317,588,287,391,921 and then we divide that number by the distance (2462 miles) squared (6,061,444). The result is 52,394,823. We can shorten our math by reducing the numbers to the millions place - 20.12 times 15.78 equals 317.5 and then divide by 6 with a result of 52.9.

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