Exam 6: Geographic Data and Crime Mapping

A type of mapping in which a simplified geographic information system is made available to novice users over the Internet.

The statistical mapping classification in which the number of features in the database is divided by the number of categories in the range, which results a legend with each category having the same number of features.

For categorical and statistical mapping classifications, break points are determined based on the uniqueness of the database and are not comparable.

The statistical mapping classification in which the difference between the highest and lowest value is broken down into same-sized ranges.

A geographic area represented on a map by a multisided figure with a closed set of lines.

In mapping, using different numbers of categories in the range typically yields similar results.

A type of mapping the does not limit does not limit the analyst to examination of predetermined areas, but shows how incidents cluster and concentrate across space.

Type of mapping in which the sizes of the symbols used for point and line features reflect their value.

Quantile is the only statistical mapping classification used for all three map features.

Geocoding is a seven-step process that is used to bring primary and geographic data together for mapping