Size and composition of ego-centered social networks and their effect on geographic distance and contact frequency

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2135, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Van Den Berg, Pauline ^a   Arentze, Theo A ^a   Timmermans, Harry J P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

CONTACT FREQUENCY; FACE TO FACE; GEOGRAPHICS; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION MODELLING; RESEARCH INTERESTS; SOCIAL ACTIVITIES; SOCIAL CATEGORIES; TRAVEL DEMAND; TRIP GENERATIONS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 76149141542     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2135-01     Document Type: Article

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