Title: Module 8 Quiz
Course: MASTER-GIST-1120-Patton > Section: Module 8 – Analyzing Patterns

The quiz for this module contains 10 multiple choices and true/false questions. Students will have one attempt and a 30 minute time limit to complete the quiz.  Questions were taken from chapter 8 in the textbook and the ArcMap application.

This quiz has a point value of: 10 points

Q: The ___________________ tool is used to determine if a set of features shows a statistically significant level of clustering or dispersion.
- Spatial autocorrelation
- Cluster/outlier analysis
- Multidistance spatial cluster analysis
- Average nearest neighbor
A: Average nearest neighbor
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: When running the Average Nearest Neighbor tool best practice is to use point data.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The _______________ tool evaluates a value associated with the features in the data and determines whether the high values or the low values cluster.
- Getis-Ord General G
- Spatial autocorrelation
- Anselin local Moran's I
- Cluster/outlier analysis
A: Getis-Ord General G
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: The greater z-scores, either in the positive or negative direction, give a higher confidence that the distribution is exhibiting clustering or dispersion.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The _____________ tool examines the counts of neighboring features at several distances.
- Spatial autocorrelation
- Cluster/outlier analysis
- Multidistance spatial cluster analysis
- Average nearest neighbor
A: Multidistance spatial cluster analysis
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: When running the Multi-Distance Spatial Cluster Analysis tool the beginning distance value and the distance increment value give a starting value, and how large each ring will be, respectively.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The ____________ function is designed to find clustering using the attribute values as well as locations of features.
- Moran’s I
- Ripley’s K
- Getis-Ord
- Outlander
A: Moran’s I
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: Statistical Analysis tools are important in establishing a statistical foundation and a statistical confidence level for pattern analysis.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: With ______________ function permutations are used to run a large number of scenarios, basing the results on many more tests of random hypothetical data.
- Moran’s I
- Ripley’s K
- Getis-Ord
- Outlander
A: Ripley’s K
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: The Spatial Autocorrelation (Global Moran's I) tool measures spatial autocorrelation based on both feature locations and feature values.
- True
- False
A: True