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. 2019 Mar 27;18:6. doi: 10.1186/s12942-019-0170-3

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Fig. 2 — Illustrating the MAUP using simulated data. a, b Data for variables $A$ (red) and $B$ (blue) at a minimal unit of analysis. d, e Shown at one higher-scale zonation. g, h Shown at a second higher-scale zonation. c, f, i The linear relationship between $A$ and $B$ at the minimal level and at the first and second higher-scale zonations, respectively, with fitted regression lines