The Identification of Functional Regions Based on Lifetime Migration Data: A Case Study of Iran
利用因子分析技术和迁移数据，对伊朗进行国家功能区域划分，识别出11个宏观区域子系统，并讨论与以往方案的相似性。
"This paper presents the results of a national functional regionalization [in Iran] utilizing factor-analytic techniques and migration data. An analysis of gross migration flow data along with information concerning existing road linkages resulted in eleven distinct macro-regional subsystems." Similarities with previous schemes are discussed. Data were obtained from information gathered for 146 counties as a part of the 1966 general census