Evaluating data stability in aggregation structures across spatial scales: revisiting the modifiable areal unit problem
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DOI: 10.1080/15230406.2015.1093431
Abstract: ABSTRACT Socioeconomic and health analysts commonly rely on areally aggregated data, in part because government regulations on confidentiality prohibit data release at the individual level. Analytical results from areally aggregated data, however, are sensitive to… read more here.
Keywords: aggregation; unit problem; aggregation structures; modifiable areal ... See more keywords