Eight hypotheses were examined in this study. The first five hypotheses
examined the relationships between geocoding methods and data use, spatial resolution,
and data volume, and between spatial resolution and data use and volume. The last three
hypotheses examined the relationships between geocoding methods and city area, city
population, and department budget. The relationships between geocoding methods and
data use, city area, city population, and department budget were analyzed using 266 cases, while the relationships between geocoding methods and spatial resolution and data
volume, and between spatial resolution and data use and data volume, were analyzed
using only 112 cases because automated departments answered only spatial resolution
and data volume questions (see questions 4 and 5).