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Re: Merging GPS and household data [message #24954 is a reply to message #24952] Tue, 09 August 2022 10:54 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
brad-DHS is currently offline  brad-DHS
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Hello Isabelle,

I took a look at the two most recent surveys and am seeing the correct number of clusters. I see 340 clusters in the 2018 MIS shapefile and 696 in the 2016 DHS shapefile. Some of the clusters in both datasets are set to the coordinates 0,0 because they are missing or withheld. The 2018 MIS has 24 clusters at 0,0 and the 2016 DHS has 11. But, even when subtracting these numbers from the total cluster counts, I'm not getting 270 and 562. Given the information you provided, I think you might need to do some troubleshooting with your code. If you would like to quickly verify that your shapefiles have the correct number of clusters (without using GIS), you can open the DBF file in Excel and count the rows.

As you continue troubleshooting this, please let me know if you have any additional questions in the thread below. I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Brad
 
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