california_migration

california_migration, a Python code which runs a simple linear model of migration between California and the rest of the US, based on data from 1960. The point of the code is to illustrate the use of a matrix model for population exchange.

The code is inspired by the following statement, which was only approximately true at the time:

    "Every year, 30% of the population of California leaves the state, and
     every year, 10% of the population of the other states moves to California."

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

california_migration is available in a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

Source Code:

• california_migration.py, The source code;
• california_migration.sh, runs all the tests;
• california_migration.txt, the output file.

• california_migration_scalar.png, a plot of 20 years of predictions using a scalar equation.
• california_migration_scalar.png, a plot of 20 years of predictions using a matrix equation.