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Class Interval Selection

Class Interval Selection is a methodological process in choropleth mapping that determines the optimal partitioning of a continuous variable into discrete ranges to effectively represent spatial patterns through visual classification.

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51

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2017–2026

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The Choice of a Class Interval

Herbert A. Sturges · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1926 · 1.7K citations

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On the Choice of the Number of Class Intervals in the Application of the Chi Square Test

H. B. Mann, Abraham Wald · The Annals of Mathematical Statistics · 1942 · 273 citations · Full text

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Choropleth Maps Without Class Intervals?

Waldo Tobler · Geographical Analysis · 1973 · 147 citations · Full text

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The Selection of Class Intervals

Ian S. Evans · Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers · 1977 · 130 citations

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Using Genetic Algorithms to Create Multicriteria Class Intervals for Choropleth Maps

Marc P. Armstrong, Ningchuan Xiao, David A. Bennett · Annals of the Association of American Geographers · 2003 · 100 citations

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Authors

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  1. MC
    Mário César Ugulino de Araújo

    Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil

    3 publications · 173 citations

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  2. MM
    Mark Monmonier

    Syracuse University, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  3. AA
    A. A. Gomes

    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    2 publications · 101 citations

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  4. MP
    Marc P. Armstrong

    University of Iowa, United States

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  5. NX
    Ningchuan Xiao

    The Ohio State University, United States

    2 publications · 117 citations

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Institutions

31

  1. Universidade Federal da Paraíba

    João Pessoa, Brazil

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    464 citations

  2. Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica

    São José dos Campos, Brazil

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    101 citations

  3. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    23 citations

  4. Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

    Campina Grande, Brazil

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    101 citations

  5. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    317 citations

  6. Opto Eletrônica (Brazil)

    São Carlos, Brazil

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

    Fayetteville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    84 citations

  8. Star Technology and Research (United States)

    Mt. Pleasant, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    68 citations

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  2. Geographical Analysis

    2 publications · 164 citations

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  3. The American Cartographer

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  4. Journal of the American Statistical Association

    1 publications · 1.7K citations

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