We observed that, in practical planning study, the planners are inclined to use census data as the main study resource while ignore the spatial data owing to the fewer accesses to such information. Will this cause misleading conclusion?

Research Question:
What are the spatial factors that could significantly affect the housing value in Ann Arbor?

Hypotheses :
Land use and transportation factors may be significant independent variables in the regression model of the housing value in Ann Arbor.

Unit(s) of Analysis:
The unit of analysis is block group. Ann Arbor has 110 block groups.

Results
Census Data Regression
Spatial Data Regression
Census Data + Spatial Data Regression
Conclusion