Examining the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem: Associations Between Surface Mining and Birth Outcomes in Central Appalachia at Multiple Spatial Scales

Examining the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem: Associations Between Surface Mining and Birth Outcomes in Central Appalachia at Multiple Spatial Scales

Health studies often rely on aggregated instead of individual-level data to protect patient privacy. However, aggregated data are subject to the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP), meaning results of statistical analyses may differ depending on the data's scale and areal unit. Past studies ha...

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Main Author: McKnight, Molly Xi
Other Authors: Geography
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2021
Subjects:
modifiable areal unit problem
spatial epidemiology
ecological fallacy
distance decay
environmental health medical geography
surface mining
birth outcomes
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/106946

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http://hdl.handle.net/10919/106946

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