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Urban sociology

the flaw that standard segregation indices ignore where areas sit relative to one another, so very different spatial layouts get the same score.

In urban sociology, checkerboard problem refers to the flaw that standard segregation indices ignore where areas sit relative to one another, so very different spatial layouts get the same score. This meaning comes from White (1983) in American Journal of Sociology.[1]

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  1. White, M. J. (1983). The Measurement of Spatial Segregation. American Journal of Sociology, 88(5), 1008-1018. https://doi.org/10.1086/227768

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