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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Modifiable areal unit problem"”.
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Examining the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem: Associations Between Surface Mining and Birth Outcomes in Central Appalachia at Multiple Spatial Scales
… However, aggregated data are 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 …
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What A Polygon Can't Tell You: Shifting From Area-Level To Point-Level Investigation Of Residential Segregation Patterns
… segregation indices rely heavily on the use of areal units for calculation, which risks introducing both measurement and interpretation error. Researchers suggest that individual-level data avoids many of the problems facing traditional area-level indices. In this Dissertation, I use the recent …
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Responsible Spatial Data Science
… that reduce adverse impacts on the communities that use them. Related work on fairness issues (F) for discrete classes may not generalize well for continuous geographical spaces and be confounded by spatial-auto-correlation. Similarly, existing frameworks may not be enough to ensure …
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Capturing the impacts of land use on travel behavior : comparison of modeling approaches
… spatial auto-correlation, the modifiable areal unit problem and self-selection. After controlling for the four methods-related gaps, both models find that, although economic and demographic characteristics dominate in explaining travel decisions, the built environment plays a …
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Spatiotemporal approaches to understanding environmental justice and multi-contextual segregation
… information–– addresses several methodological problems (e.g., the uncertain geographic context problem and the modifiable areal unit problem) that may have undermined the reliability of the findings of previous residence-based studies. The findings of the case study of the Atlanta metropolitan …
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Understanding the Nuances of Transit Accessibility: Temporal and Spatial Resolution, and Neoliberalism
… analysis across several cities in the United States. Next, temporal and spatial resolution and their impacts on accessibility to jobs via public transit are analyzed and quantified in several cities across the United States. Finally, the relationship between neoliberalism and public …