Scale (analytical tool)
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In the study of complex systems and hierarchy theory, the concept of scale refers to the combination of (1) the level of analysis (for example, analyzing the whole or a specific component of the system); and (2) the level of observation (for example, observing a system as an external viewer or as an internal participant)[1]. The scale of analysis encompasses both the analytical choice of how to observe a given system or object of study, and the role of the observer in determining the identity of the system[2][3]. This analytical tool is central to multi-scale analysis (see for example, MuSIASEM, land-use analysis[4]).
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