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Modifiable areal unit problem

Known as: MAUP 
The modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) is a source of statistical bias that can radically affect the results of statistical hypothesis tests. It… 
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2018
2018
Reducing bias in multivariate analyses due to the modifiable areal unit problem.
IntroductionThe Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) arises from the aggregation of data organized by spatially defined… 
2018
2018
REVISITING THE MODIFIABLE AREAL UNIT PROBLEM IN MACRO-LEVEL CRASH MODELING
Macro-level safety analysis has been an important component in transportation safety planning. Although various geographic units… 
2017
2017
Modifiable Areal Unit Problem
2016
2016
Changing boundaries: Overcoming modifiable areal unit problems related to unemployment data in South Africa.
The longitudinal comparison of census data in spatial format is often problematic because of changes in administrative boundaries… 
2015
2015
Assessing Modifiable Areal Unit Problem in the Analysis of Deforestation Drivers Using Remote Sensing and Census Data
Abstract. In order to identify drivers of land use / land cover change (LUCC), the rate of change is often compared with… 
2014
2014
Implications of Spatial Scales and Reporting Units for the Spatial Modelling of Vulnerability to Vector-borne Diseases
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) impose a heavy burden on vulnerable populations. Although vulnerability has increasingly gained… 
2011
2011
Modifiable temporal unit problem
In spatial thinking (thus, in solving many geographic tasks), time is a fundamental element. This has been broadly acknowledged… 
2005
2005
The modifiable areal unit problem in regional economics
There is a very well known fundamental problem in spatial data analysis namely that all results of quantitative methods are… 
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
The modifiable area unit problem, empirical analysis by statistical simulation
The Modifiable Area Unit Problem (MAUP) has been discussed in the spatial analysis literature since the 1930’s, but it is the… 
1989
1989
Bivariate problems: The modifiable areal unit problem and correlation between processes
In Chapter 5 we looked at a number of problems arising in the statistical analysis of a single variable measured in a cross… 
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