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<journal-id>0188-4611</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigaciones geográficas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Invest. Geog]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-4611</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geografía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-46111989000100005</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La metodología del valor índice medio]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García de León Loza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mëxico Instituto de Geografía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[México Distrito Federal]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>1989</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>1989</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>19</numero>
<fpage>69</fpage>
<lpage>87</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-46111989000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-46111989000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-46111989000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Este artículo explica la metodología del valor índice medio, que es útil en la tarea de clasificar un conjunto de unidades territoriales con base en un índice obtenido a partir de la información aportada por diversas variables. Con esta nueva técnica es posible precisar con facilidad las diferencias particulares existentes entre unidades calificadas como "muy semejantes" o, bien, las semejanzas presentes en unidades calificadas como "muy diferentes" en lo general, con lo que se tiene ventaja sobre otras técnicas multivariadas empleadas en análisis regional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[This paper is focussed to explain the Mean Index Coefficient methodology as an useful way to classify a set of territorial units in terms of one index developed from several variables. With this technique is also possible the quick determination of particular differences between units qualified as "very similar" or the similarities into units wich was qualified as "very different" in a general context. It represents an advantage over other multivariate techniques commonly applied in social and regional analysis.]]></p></abstract>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>La metodolog&iacute;a del valor &iacute;ndice medio</b></font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Armando Garc&iacute;a de Le&oacute;n Loza*</b></font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i>* T&eacute;cnico Acad&eacute;mico. Instituto de Geograf&iacute;a, UNAM.</i></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Este art&iacute;culo explica la metodolog&iacute;a del valor &iacute;ndice medio, que es &uacute;til en la tarea de clasificar un conjunto de unidades territoriales con base en un &iacute;ndice obtenido a partir de la informaci&oacute;n aportada por diversas variables. Con esta nueva t&eacute;cnica es posible precisar con facilidad las diferencias particulares existentes entre unidades calificadas como "muy semejantes" o, bien, las semejanzas presentes en unidades calificadas como "muy diferentes" en lo general, con lo que se tiene ventaja sobre otras t&eacute;cnicas multivariadas empleadas en an&aacute;lisis regional.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">This paper is focussed to explain the Mean Index Coefficient methodology as an useful way to classify a set of territorial units in terms of one index developed from several variables. With this technique is also possible the quick determination of particular differences between units qualified as "very similar" or the similarities into units wich was qualified as "very different" in a general context. It represents an advantage over other multivariate techniques commonly applied in social and regional analysis.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="/pdf/igeo/n19/n19a5.pdf" target="_blank">DESCARGAR ART&Iacute;CULO EN FORMATO PDF</a></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Referencias bibliogr&aacute;ficas</b></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Andenberg, M. 1973. Cluster Analysis for Applications. New York &amp; London: Academic Press.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=4630299&pid=S0188-4611198900010000500001&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    <!-- ref --><p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Everitt, B. 1974. Cluster Analysis. London: Heinemann.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&#160;<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript: window.open('/scielo.php?script=sci_nlinks&ref=4630301&pid=S0188-4611198900010000500002&lng=','','width=640,height=500,resizable=yes,scrollbars=1,menubar=yes,');">Links</a>&#160;]<!-- end-ref --></font></p>  	    ]]></body>
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