QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
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, Every system of information is also a - Answer: system of distortion
facts can reveal and - Answer: conceal
area accurate projection - Answer: when you distort things to show size relationships
population - Answer: shows areas of prominence
south centric - Answer: flips the map/ there is no up and down/ distorts idea of dominance
default bias - Answer: bias to stay the course and maintain habit/ do not go out of way to do something
declinism - Answer: aversion to change/ if asked to break the norm will resist/avoid change
prediction bias - Answer: default bias and declinism
collection bias - Answer: sample andquestion bias
sample bias - Answer: who elects to respond / how you choose sample and who is missing
information seeking - Answer: project beliefs onto particular norms to draw conclusions that support
our biases
how do we make data "robust and accurate" - Answer: compare certain aspects to try to gain
consistency
causation - Answer: ex; new urbanism environments cause people to walk more and be healthier
co-relation - Answer: ex; people who enjoy walking are more likely to live in new urbanist
neighboorhoods.