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Resource allocation by measures of relative social need in geographical areas: the relevance of the signed χ2, the percentage, and the raw count.

Three alternative statistics for constructing a social index to distinguish geographical areas are considered. The relative merits of the signed χ2 statistic, the percentage, and the raw count are examined in relation to two distinct goals in resource allocation: identification of concentrations of...

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Published in:Environment & Planning A Vol. 28; pp. 537 - 555
Main Author: Simpson, S.
Format: Article
Published: Pion Limited March 1996
Subjects:
Resource allocation > Mathematical models
Municipal services
Geography > Methodology
Geography > Statistical methods
Social indicators
United Kingdom
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