Unit of analysis
In short, the unit of analysis is what or who is being studied: individuals, countries, religious groups, conflicts, companies, treaties, political parties, etc.
- In a dataset, the unit of analysis is the what or who contained in a single row.
A change in the unit of analysis may have strong implications in how we see data. Who would have won the last local elections in Barcelona if there was one vote for each …?:
- District.
- Neighbourhood.
- Census section.
Pintar de color els mapes amb el partit més votat és simplificar... Però, si fas zoom vas veient cada vegada més detalls. Aquí nivell Districte, barri i secció censal a #Barcelona Municipals #26M via @btvnoticies https://t.co/EuYck5GWdk pic.twitter.com/ONnucpgb6N
— Roger Buch 🎗 (@Rogerbuch) May 27, 2019