Reviewing spatial unit aggregation methods: MAUP, algorithms and a brief example

Spatial aggregation methods have generated interest in recent years due to their ease of adaptation to different objectives. Moreover, there are statistical reasons to support their use: they reduce the bias caused by the modifiable area unit problem (MAUP). This article presents a bibliographical r...

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Autor: Sáenz Vela, Hada Melissa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/1592
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/1592
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:spatial aggregation
computational algorithms
MAUP
modifiable area unit problem
agregación espacial
algoritmos computacionales
problema de unidad de área modificable
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Sumario:Spatial aggregation methods have generated interest in recent years due to their ease of adaptation to different objectives. Moreover, there are statistical reasons to support their use: they reduce the bias caused by the modifiable area unit problem (MAUP). This article presents a bibliographical review of this issue and the different aggregation methods, together with the application of an algorithm to data from the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico.