Just Intersect and Count: How the Process of Combining Point Pattern and Areal Unit Data Generates Measurement Error

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Brief Overview

We discuss several issues that commonly occur when researchers combine point pattern data with administrative boundaries. We then propose a new measurement strategy and a set of recommendations researchers can use to address these issues.

Authors

• Marty A Davidson, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Jason S. Byers, University of Connecticut