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Table 4 Conversion table of categorical data from weights encoding to percentile discretization, and continuous data to percentiles

From: Landslide Susceptibility Mapping of Urban Areas: Logistic Regression and Sensitivity Analysis applied to Quito, Ecuador

Categorical Data Factors:

Lithology

Land Use/Vegetation Coverage

Seismic intensities

Intense Precipitations

Soil Stability after former landslide events

Weights (Partial Susceptibilities) a:

1

2

3

4

Percentile Values:

1

33

67

100

Continuous Data Factors:

Slope

Population

Road Density

Floor Area

Building Footprint Area

Weights (Partial Susceptibilities) b:

1

2

3

4

Percentile Values:

Corresponding percentile (from 1 to 100)

  1. aAssigned according to FUNEPSA et al. (2015)
  2. bClassified by natural breaks, except for slope, classified according to FUNEPSA et al. (2015)