A. Field Question and Geographic ContextHow are housing prices affected by the location of shopping centers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area? By sampling homes for sale within a 2-mile radius of two shopping centers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, it is possible to determine the correlation between shopping center locations and housing prices. Two shopping centers will be studied in the Washington DC metropolitan area to answer this question. Tyson's Galleria, located in Tyson's Corner between Vienna and McLean, Virginia, is the largest shopping center in Virginia and is 12.5 miles from Washington, DC's central business district. The second shopping center sampled is Landmark Mall, which is located in a triangle formed by Duke Street (Virginia State Route 236), Shirley Highway (I-395), and Van Dorn Street (Virginia State Route 401) in Alexandria, Virginia. By sampling similar homes and finding the price differences between homes near each shopping center, a positive or negative correlation between the two factors can be found. Tyson's Galleria shopping center has enjoyed great success in recent years since its opening. The shopping center was opened in 1968 and today houses more than 300 stores and services. This success could be a factor in housing prices near the mall, which will be precisely determined by the survey. In contrast, Landmark Mall has become unpopular and dilapidated in recent years. It was opened in 1965 and declared bankruptcy in April 2009. Again, this could be factored into the housing prices surrounding the area. AI is relevant to urbanization because it studies housing prices and determines the factors that affect them in an urban MEDC and relative to a CBD (Washington DC)....... middle of article... ...evaluating this work, it is evident that the question has in fact been answered, and that with current and verified data; this in itself makes the internal evaluation a success. Works Cited Weisstein, Eric W. "Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient -- from Wolfram MathWorld." Wolfram MathWorld: The most comprehensive math resource on the web. Wolfram. Internet. December 19, 2011. “Google Maps Distance Calculator.” Stupid logic. Internet. December 19, 2011. “Google Maps.” Google. Internet. December 19, 2011. .Zillow - Real Estate, Homes for Sale, Recent Sales, Apartment Rentals. Internet. December 19, 2011. .Metropolitan regional information systems. Internet. December 19. 2011. .