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Spatial Autocorrelation

Spatial autocorrelation quantifies the degree to which a variable's values at nearby locations resemble each other more (positive autocorrelation) or less (negative autocorrelation) than expected by chance. Global indices such as Moran's I summarise the pattern across the entire study area, while local variants reveal clusters and outliers at the level of individual observations.

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Sources

  1. Moran, P. A. P. (1950). Notes on continuous stochastic phenomena. Biometrika, 37(1/2), 17–23. DOI: 10.2307/2332142
  2. Anselin, L. (1988). Spatial Econometrics: Methods and Models. Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN: 978-9024737322

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ScholarGateSpatial Autocorrelation (Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/spatial-analysis/spatial-autocorrelation