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Table 5 Spherical distance in meters (ρ) between criterion standard and vendor-assigned coordinates (mean [standard deviation]), by match type and vendor

From: Accuracy of commercial geocoding: assessment and implications

Match Type

Vendor

ρ

  

Unadjusted

Adjusted a

Within a,b

Hetero a-c

Street

A

293 (564)

272 (476)

280 (492)

NA

B

287 (545)

262 (438)

268 (447)

NA

C

288 (551)

266 (456)

275 (471)

NA

Centroid

A

6,375 (10,437)

6,194 (9,473)

5,630 (8,576)

5,497 (8,345)

B

4,854 (27,279)

3,663 (15,948)

4,230 (18,730)

4,303 (19,185)

C

5,524 (34,703)

3,298 (13,068)

3,900 (15,943)

4,210 (17,638)

  1. aFor address source, type, zip code, edit, population density (persons/km2) and datum.
  2. bAlso adjusted for within-address correlation of ρ. cAdditionally adjusted for among-vendor heteroscedasticity of ρ (see methods). NA = not applicable.