Title
A linear regression solution to the spatial autocorrelation problem
Abstract
.   The Moran Coefficient spatial autocorrelation index can be decomposed into orthogonal map pattern components. This decomposition relates it directly to standard linear regression, in which corresponding eigenvectors can be used as predictors. This paper reports comparative results between these linear regressions and their auto-Gaussian counterparts for the following georeferenced data sets: Columbus (Ohio) crime, Ottawa-Hull median family income, Toronto population density, southwest Ohio unemployment, Syracuse pediatric lead poisoning, and Glasgow standard mortality rates, and a small remotely sensed image of the High Peak district. This methodology is extended to auto-logistic and auto-Poisson situations, with selected data analyses including percentage of urban population across Puerto Rico, and the frequency of SIDs cases across North Carolina. These data analytic results suggest that this approach to georeferenced data analysis offers considerable promise.
Year
DOI
Venue
2000
10.1007/PL00011451
Journal of Geographical Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Key words: Eigenfunction,spatial autocorrelation,spatial autoregression,geographic weights matrix,georeferenced data,JEL classification: C49,C13,R15
Spatial analysis,Population,Data set,Regression analysis,Georeference,Statistics,Geography,Cartography,Eigenvalues and eigenvectors,Linear regression,Autocorrelation
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
2
2
18
PageRank 
References 
Authors
5.00
0
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Daniel A. Griffith19123.76