American Planning Association AICP Exam - Topic 6 Question 109 Discussion

Actual exam question for American Planning Association's AICP exam

Question #: 109
Topic #: 6

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis is least useful for:

CIdentifying the shopping center that a household will use.

BDetermining the shortest path for a commuter trip.

DIdentifying the parts of a city well served by grocery stores.

ASupplying distances for geographically sensitive statistical models.

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Suggested Answer: C

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Elke

5 days ago

I remember a practice question about GIS applications, and it seemed like it wasn't very helpful for purely statistical analysis.

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Precious

10 days ago

I think GIS is less useful for tasks that don't involve spatial data, but I'm not entirely sure what those tasks might be.

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Stephane

15 days ago

I'm a bit stumped on this one. GIS is so versatile, it's hard to pinpoint what it's least useful for. I'll have to carefully consider the key strengths and limitations of the technology.

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Zita

20 days ago

Okay, let me think this through. GIS is great for mapping, modeling, and analyzing spatial relationships. So it's probably least useful for purely non-spatial applications.

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