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SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN THE NEBRASKA ECONOMY.
Abstract
This is a study in descriptive economic statistics. Its domain is the State of Nebraska. The problen to which it is addressed is the lack of a comprehensive, empirically derived, description of spatial differences in the Nebraska economy. In the exploration of this problem, a number of its important aspects became apparent. One, the basis for such a study lies in the description of small area economies within the state in terms of a wide variety of statistical series. The nature of these series should be such that, taken together, they serve as a comprehensive descrip- tion of the economy of each area. The purpose of this comprehensive- ness is to avoid the exclusion of anything which night contribute to spatial differences in the state economy. Two, through the appropriate analysis of these descriptive series, it is possible to identify and measure the fundamental di- mensions of spatial variation in the state economy. These fundanental dimensions may be considered as factors or reference variables. Each factor is an independent combination of the initial descriptive vari- ables used to describe area economies within the state. As such, they not only allow the parsimonious description of each area economy, but also serve to identify the basic dimensions of difference which set these area economies apart from one another.
Subject Area
Economics
Recommended Citation
MILLER, ARNOLD RUFUS, "SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN THE NEBRASKA ECONOMY." (1974). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI7423926.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI7423926