Concept information
Preferred term
modifiable areal unit problem
Definition
- The modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) affects the analysis of data that have been aggregated to a set of zones or areal units. The MAUP manifests itself through two related components, known as the scaling and aggregation (or zoning) problems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/modifiable_areal_unit_problem
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