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http://hdl.handle.net/11375/5575| Title: | Application of weighted sums of order <i>p</i> to distance estimation |
| Authors: | Üster, Halit Love, Robert F. McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Business |
| Keywords: | Business;Business |
| Publication Date: | Apr-1998 |
| Series/Report no.: | Research and working paper series (Michael G. DeGroote School of Business) no. 427 |
| Abstract: | <p>Distance functions are employed to estimate actual distances in a transportation network. The ℓ<em><sub>bp</sub></em>-norm, which is a weighted sum of order <em>p</em>, is a generalization of the weighted ℓ<em><sub>p</sub></em>-norm, a well-known distance predicting function. We derive some mathematical properties of the new norm and of a goodness-of-fit criterion. These properties are used to develop computational procedures to determine the best-fitting parameter values of the ℓ<em><sub>bp</sub></em>-norm for a transportation network. We apply the new norm to seventeen geographic regions and find significant improvements in the accuracy of distance estimations over the weighted ℓ<em><sub>p</sub></em>-norm.</p> |
| Description: | <p>29 p. : ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-29). ; "April, 1998".</p> |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/5575 |
| Identifier: | dsb/35 1034 4944055 |
| Appears in Collections: | DeGroote School of Business Working Paper Series |
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