第4章GIS中的数据.pptVIP

第四章 GIS中的数据 第四节 数据的测量尺度 命名量：定性而不定量。只对特定现象进行标识，赋予一定的数值或符号而不定量描述。 Nominal variables are those which are described by name, with no specific order. Categories of land use (such as parks, wilderness areas, residential districts, and central business districts) and trees (such as Eucalyptus calophylla, Pinus coulteri, and Quercus agrifolia) are different kinds of nominal variables. These are common in many kinds of thematic maps. 次序量：线性坐标上不按值得大小，而是按顺序排列的数；次序测量尺度是基于对现象进行排序来标识的。 Ordinal variables are lists of discrete classes, but with an inherent order. Classes of streams (firs