Difference between revisions of "Creating Maps and Assessing Spatial Autocorrelation"
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| + | ==Displaying Data on Maps and Assessing Autocorrelation== | ||
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| + | '''Map Making:''' | ||
| + | Visualizing maps and using them to display information | ||
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| + | '''Detecting Autocorrelation:''' | ||
| + | Are observations close to each other more likely to have similar values than those farther apart? | ||
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| + | '''Why I chose this skill?''' | ||
| + | *Powerful alternative to ESRI | ||
| + | *Useful to people who work at macro-scales | ||
| + | *Daunting initially | ||
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| + | '''How you can use it:''' | ||
| + | *Identify trends/patterns | ||
| + | *Make prettier maps | ||
| + | *QAQC big databases | ||
| + | *Properly analyze your data | ||
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| + | '''Challenges:''' | ||
| + | *Importing .shp so readable to ggplot | ||
| + | *Unique identifiers have to be perfect | ||
| + | *Takes some time to learn how to control ggplot | ||
Revision as of 00:06, 21 January 2015
Displaying Data on Maps and Assessing Autocorrelation
Map Making: Visualizing maps and using them to display information
Detecting Autocorrelation: Are observations close to each other more likely to have similar values than those farther apart?
Why I chose this skill?
- Powerful alternative to ESRI
- Useful to people who work at macro-scales
- Daunting initially
How you can use it:
- Identify trends/patterns
- Make prettier maps
- QAQC big databases
- Properly analyze your data
Challenges:
- Importing .shp so readable to ggplot
- Unique identifiers have to be perfect
- Takes some time to learn how to control ggplot
