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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"MAUP"”.
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Examining the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem: Associations Between Surface Mining and Birth Outcomes in Central Appalachia at Multiple Spatial Scales
… subject to the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP), meaning results of statistical analyses may differ depending on the data's scale and areal unit. Past studies have suggested MAUP is context-specific and analyzing multiple spatial scales may provide richer understandings of examined …
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What A Polygon Can't Tell You: Shifting From Area-Level To Point-Level Investigation Of Residential Segregation Patterns
… impact the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) may have on accurately measuring segregation when using areal unit indices. In Chapter 2, I develop a new measure of segregation, the Shortest Path Isolation (SPI) index, which captures the degree of racial isolation from the perspective of …
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Responsible Spatial Data Science
… of movement, the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) (i.e., results depend on the spatial unit of analysis), and specific properties of spatial datasets (e.g., heterogeneity, auto-correlation, etc.). This thesis addresses three key challenges due to a lack of adherence to the responsible spatial …
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Three essays on microenterprises and self-employment
This dissertation contains three chapters that study contracting problems associated with corporate financing. Below are the individual abstracts for each chapter. Chapter 2: One Size Does Not Fit All: Evaluating The Impact Between Microenterprise Measurement And Policy Evaluation. Microenterprise …