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data classification  

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  • Data classification, also known as data classing or selection of intervals, is the process by which a set of interval or ratio data are divided into a small number of classes or categories. Such classification is necessary for the construction of classed choropleth maps in which a range of different colors or shadings is used to depict the set of data classes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Classification, Data]

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