481 - Explain how the familiar concepts of geographic objects and fields affect the conceptualization of uncertainty

Explain how the familiar concepts of geographic objects and fields affect the conceptualization of uncertainty

Concepts

  • [CF7-2] Error-based uncertainty
    -Uncertainty-related terms, such as error, accuracy, uncertainty, precision, stochastic, probabilistic, deterministic, and random -Difference between uncertainty and vagueness -Dependence of uncertainty on scale and application -Expressions of uncertainty in language -The causes of uncertainty in geospatial data -Stochastic error models for natural phenomena -How the concepts of geographic objects and fields affect the conceptualization of uncertainty -Mathematical models of uncertainty: Probability and statistics