Is the dataset “cleanup_sites_per_cnty” a vector or raster GIS dataset? (4pts)
2. Does the dec_cleanup.aprx document you just saved store the DEC cleanup sites dataset? (does saving the .aprx save the data?) (2pts)
Part 2 Classification
3. The top gray horizontal bar in this histogram is much longer than the others in this dataset. What does that mean about the frequency of cleanup sites across all the counties in New York State? (6 pts)
4. According to the current map, which region of New York State has the most counties with the most DEC sites (and associated pollution)? (2pts)
5. If the input data is the same, why don’t the equal interval and quantile methods show exactly the same distribution across the map? (2pts)
6. The equal interval, quantile, and natural breaks classification methods all result in different distributions of cleanup sites across New York State. Why would the difference between those classifications matter if you are a policy-maker at the DEC trying to determine who is most impacted by such sites? (4 pts)