Geo-imputation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of replacing missing values for exact geographical locations with approximate locations derived from associated data. uncountable

    "If a person's census tract is known but no other address information is available, then geo-imputation may be used to assign that person to a smaller geographic area, such as a census block group."

Example

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"If a person's census tract is known but no other address information is available, then geo-imputation may be used to assign that person to a smaller geographic area, such as a census block group."

Etymology

From geo- + imputation.

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