Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each claim: supported by GIS or an artefact of its rendering?
Groups: Supported by GIS · Artefact of rendering
- This parish boundary ran exactly along this line
- Individuals in this district shared the district’s average trait
- These deaths cluster more tightly than chance predicts
- The cheapest route over this terrain follows the valley
- This disputed frontier was precise to the metre
- This signal tower could see the next one
Hints
- The software renders assumptions as cleanly as evidence.
- Crisp output is not the same as precise evidence.
Show the answer
Supported by GIS: This signal tower could see the next one, The cheapest route over this terrain follows the valley, These deaths cluster more tightly than chance predicts
Artefact of rendering: This parish boundary ran exactly along this line, This disputed frontier was precise to the metre, Individuals in this district shared the district’s average trait
Why
GIS renders your assumptions beautifully. The right-hand column is what happens when crisp output is mistaken for precise evidence, including the ecological fallacy at the bottom.
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