A study of inter-analyst variability in the classification of stone-walled structures in southern Gauteng, South Africa

dc.contributor.author	MacRoberts, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-18T14:31:15Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-18T14:31:15Z
dc.date.issued	2013-04-18
dc.description	BSc Honours Thesis, University of the Witwatersrand	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	The study of stone-walled structures within the last 1000 years in southern Africa can help archaeologists to understand how the landscape was peopled. Google Earth and GIS can make data capture easier, but when diferent analysts are involved, there can be significant variability in their results. By comparing data classified by three researchers in the same study area, it was possible to quantify inter-analyst variability and to query where and why it occured. The quality of Google Earth imagery had much influence in introducing inter-analyst variability. Subjective decisions on classification also introduced high amounts of variability. With more intensive training on classification and better imagery, inter-analyst variability can be reduced.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12669
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.subject	inter-analyst variability	en_ZA
dc.subject	stone-walled structures	en_ZA
dc.subject	pre-colonial	en_ZA
dc.subject	Gauteng	en_ZA
dc.subject	archaeology	en_ZA
dc.title	A study of inter-analyst variability in the classification of stone-walled structures in southern Gauteng, South Africa	en_ZA
dc.type	Thesis	en_ZA

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