Project validity

Nov-30 : In this lesson, we will write critically about geographic validity.

Discussion Blog Post

In one final discussion blog post, let’s revisit the implications of geographic threats to validity in the context of your selected replication or reproduction project. Which threats to validity matter for your study, and do you have any suggestions about how to deal with them? This discussion can be integrated into your project report!

A typology of geographic threats to validity

• Boundary/Edge Effects
• Modifiable Aerial Unit Problem
• Scale Dependency
• Spatial Dependency/Autocorrelation
• Spatial Nonstationarity
• Spatial Heteogeneity

Geospatial career / competency models

• IGuide Convergence Curriculum
• Geospatial Competency Model
• Class-only google doc of interview questions

Reading

Schmitt, R. R. (1978). Threats to validity involving geographic space. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 12(4), 191–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0121(78)90044-7

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