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Definition: Dot map
Category: UN - Geographic Information Systems
A map in which quantities or densities are represented by dots. Usually, each dot represents a defined number of discrete objects, such as people or cattle. The dots can be placed randomly in the reporting units or they can be placed to reflect the underlying true distribution of the variable. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook_Geo_Infrastr_Supp_Census_Activ.pdf
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United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
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