geo-imputation

English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ imputation.

Noun

geo-imputation (uncountable)

  1. The process of replacing missing values for exact geographical locations with approximate locations derived from associated data.
    If a person's census tract is known but no other address information is available, then geo-imputation may be used to assign that person to a smaller geographic area, such as a census block group.
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