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Table 1 Definitions of alternative construction methods for one variable

From: Implications of construction method and spatial scale on measures of the built environment

Method

Definition

Method 1

Count of parcels with variable present

Method 2

\(\frac{{{\text{Count }}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{parcels}}\,{\text{with}}\,{\text{variable }}\,{\text{present}} }}{{{\text{Total}}\,{\text{number}}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{parcels}}}}\)

Method 3

\(\frac{{{\text{Count }}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{parcels}}\,{\text{with}}\,{\text{variable }}\,{\text{present}} }}{{{\text{Total}}\,{\text{area}}}}\)

Method 4

\(\frac{{{\text{Total}}\,{\text{area}}\,{\text{with}}\,{\text{variable }}\,{\text{present}} }}{{{\text{Total}}\,{\text{area}}}}\)

  1. For example, security bars is one variable that contributes to the territoriality index. Additional file 1: Table S1 details which variables contribute to each index