Describe the problem of conflation associated with aggregation of data collected at different times, from different sources, and to different scales and accuracy requirements
Explain how geostatistical techniques might be used to address such problems
Describe the concept of ecological fallacy, and comment on its relationship with the MAUP
Describe the MAUP and its affects on correlation, regression, and classification
Describe the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) associated with aggregation of data collected at different scales and its affect on spatial autocorrelation
Describe a stochastic error model for a natural phenomenon
Differentiate between the following concepts: vagueness and ambiguity, well defined and poorly defined objects, and fields or discord and non-specificity
Explain how the familiar concepts of geographic objects and fields affect the conceptualization of uncertainty
Describe the problem of conflation associated with aggregation of data collected at different times, from different sources, and to different scales and accuracy requirements
Explain how geostatistical techniques might be used to address such problems
AM-87 - Problems of currency, source, and scale