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New R tool geomander untangles mismatched census and electoral maps
Original: From Census Blocks to Legal Contiguity: Christopher T. Kenny on {geomander} Census blocks, precincts, school districts,
Christopher T. Kenny of Princeton has discussed geomander, an R package that helps researchers align geographic units such as census blocks, precincts, school districts and electoral boundaries, which rarely share the same borders. In an interview with the R Consortium, he explains how the tool prepares spatial data for redistricting analysis with the redist package, bridging the gap between raw census geography and legal contiguity requirements.
Why now: The R Consortium's interview with Kenny is newly out, drawing attention from the statistics and redistricting research community.
Christopher T. KennygeomanderredistR ConsortiumPrinceton University
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- From Census Blocks to Legal Contiguity: Christopher T. Kenny on {geomander} Census blocks, precincts, school districts, and electoral boundaries rarely line up. In a new R Consortium interview, Kenny (Princeton) talks about {geomander} for geographic prep before {redist}… · RConsortium@fosstodon.org · 2
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