Modifiable areal unit problem
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modifiable-areal-unit-problem-167-183338
title:
Modifiable areal unit problem
text:
The modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) is a source of statistical bias that can significantly impact the results of statistical hypothesis tests. MAUP affects results when point-based measures of spatial phenomena are aggregated into spatial partitions or areal units as in, for example, population density or illness rates. The resulting summary values are influenced by both the shape and scale of the aggregation unit. For example, census data may be aggregated into county districts, census tra
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encyclopedia
description:
Source of statistical bias
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modifiable_areal_unit_problem
date created:
2005-12-29T19:44:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T04:34:55Z
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