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Stats And Mapping Flashcards

1
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1km =

A

5,000 feet

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2
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Township section

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1 square mile
640 acres

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3
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Slope

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Rise / run x100

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4
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Nominal data

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Numbers and symbols
Does not lend to mean median mode

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5
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Ordinal data

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Ranking of data (I.e.) height

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6
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Qualitative variables

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Nominal, sometimes ordinal

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7
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Quantitative data

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Interval or ratio

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8
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Skewed data represents

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Outliers

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9
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Bias

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The difference between an expected value and the real value; resulting from faulty design or execution
*increasing sample size will not fix this

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10
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Acs

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Includes typical data, health insurance, vet status, etc
1 year: 65k+ population
5 year: small population; most reliable

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11
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Order of census places

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Regions
Divisions
States
Counties
Places
Census tracts
Block groups
Census blocks

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12
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Census blocks

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Smallest unit for 100% tabulation; 100 people

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13
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50k+ population in a total metro of 100k

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MSA

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14
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Urbanized area

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50k population / block groups population density of 100k

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15
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Block group

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1500 people; range between 300-3,000

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16
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Census tracts

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4,000 people
Range between 1,000-8,000

17
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Mean center population trend

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1780-2010 population moving south/west

18
Q

Gender shift

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Women hold 1/2 of all jobs; 40% of businesses; 43% executives

19
Q

Gombertz curve

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S-curve
Assumes growth begins slowly, increases momentum until point of inflection then slows.

20
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Ratio method (shift share) for populations

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Assumes relationship between local area and larger area will remain constant

21
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Cohort component method

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Most common method
Change is a function of natural increase and net migration
* migration is least predictable

22
Q

Location quotient

A

Total employment local industry / total local employment
Over
Total employment in national industry / US employment
I.e. retail employment / total employment

23
Q

Township

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6 x 6 mile square
36 sections

24
Q

Section

A

1x1 mile squared
640 acres

25
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Section

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1x1 mile squared
640 acres

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