Mapping Software and GIS Glossary

DEFINITION

What is Deviation?

Deviation is the measure of how much a district or plan varies from the ideal population, however defined, per district. Deviation can be expressed as an absolute number or as a percentage.

What is deviation? Map of districts that and dataview of how much they deviate from balanced ideal value.

The districts in this map deviate from the ideal balanced value by -0.03% (302 below the balanced ideal value) to 0.05% (451 above the balanced ideal value)

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