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A Spatial Analysis Of Crime In The City Of San Luis Obispo Using Free And Open Source Gis Software, Chad Bunn Mar 2014

A Spatial Analysis Of Crime In The City Of San Luis Obispo Using Free And Open Source Gis Software, Chad Bunn

Social Sciences

A study of crime in the City of San Luis Obispo using FOSSGIS programs including CartoDB and QGIS. The study was for the perio of January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.


Natural Phenomena As Potential Influence On Social And Political Behavior: The Earth’S Magnetic Field, Jackie R. East Jan 2014

Natural Phenomena As Potential Influence On Social And Political Behavior: The Earth’S Magnetic Field, Jackie R. East

Theses and Dissertations--Political Science

Researchers use natural phenomena in a number of disciplines to help explain human behavioral outcomes. Research regarding the potential effects of magnetic fields on animal and human behavior indicates that fields could influence outcomes of interest to social scientists. Tests so far have been limited in scope. This work is a preliminary evaluation of whether the earth’s magnetic field influences human behavior it examines the baseline relationship exhibited between geomagnetic readings and a host of social and political outcomes. The emphasis on breadth of topical coverage in these statistical trials, rather than on depth of development for any one model, …