Lecture 01.10.18
So… geography. Why is it so important?
Just like I mentioned in my last post, geography is a natural element of any and all analysis. Today’s lecture delved further into this idea to consider various issues arising from any study that uses geographic data, including:
- the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP)
- the scale, grain and extent of a study
- the nature of the boundaries of a study area
- spatial dependence / heterogeneity.