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* 14 Topples were mapped during the project, statistical analysis with this small sample may be misrepresentative.It was decided to categorize them as falls.Landslide classification figures for the 694 events are shown in Table 5.7. It was decided to omit the man-madeslides from the analysis, therefore, a total of 691 events were used for the statistical analysis.Statistical AnalysisLandslides mapped during image interpretation and fieldwork were coded as seen in Table 5.6. Landslideclasses were treated separately during the statistical analysis. The literature review and the fieldwork observationsreveal that factors triggering landslides differ depending on the landslide type. The division of the landslides intothe four groups described above was considered the best approach to get an adequate number of slides forstatistical analysis, and to group slides where triggering and conditioning factors are be similar.The conditioning factors treated during the statistical analysis are listed below. Other conditioning factors suchas rainfall or structural geology were not included as the available datasets were not suitable for this exercise:Bedrock typeSoil parent materialLand coverSlopeAspectElevationTable 5.7. Number and type of landslides mapped.53