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This paper reports on a research project concerned with the areal interpolation problem — the problem of comparing different data sets when they have been made available for different zonal systems. Our approach is based on using additional information to guide the interpolation process. This paper emphasizes recent work applying the method to Poisson and binomially distributed data. There is also discussion of how the method can best be implemented in a geographic information system.
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Flowerdew, R., Green, M. & Kehris, E. Using areal interpolation methods in geographic information systems. Papers in Regional Science 70, 303–315 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434424
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