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Moran's I

Moran's I is the standard global statistic for detecting spatial autocorrelation: whether nearby locations tend to share similar values. The index ranges from approximately −1 (perfect dispersion) through 0 (spatial randomness) to +1 (perfect clustering), allowing researchers to test whether a geographic pattern differs from complete spatial randomness with a single, interpretable number.

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Moran's Index of Spatial Autocorrelation
Taxonomic method record · regression-model / spatial-analysis
  • Moran, P. A. P. (1950). Notes on continuous stochastic phenomena. Biometrika, 37(1/2), 17–23. · DOI 10.2307/2332142
  • Cliff, A. D., & Ord, J. K. (1981). Spatial Processes: Models and Applications. Pion. · ISBN 9780850860818
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Taxonomic bucketGeary's Cmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyGeographically Weighted Regressionmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketLocal Getis-Ord Gi*machine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketLocal Indicators of Spatial Associationmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketLocal Moran's Imachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketSpatial Autocorrelationmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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