Positive spatial dependence is predominant in the spatial data. Therefore, it is not surprising that most of the methodological papers are concerned with the positive spatial dependence (either in terms of spatial lag, spatial error, or both) when evaluating estimation, testing and forecasting procedures [For example, see Anselin, Bera, Florax, and Yoon (1996) and Baltagi, Song, and Koh (2003) ...

Much progress has been made in the development of software tools for spatial analysis since special issue Geographical Analysis appeared 2006, devoted to “Recent advances social sciences” (Rey and Anselin 2006). The 15 some years publication have marked by major changes analytical landscape. Arguably, three important somewhat related phenomena can be distinguished that drove these changes: embe...

Issues of spatial dependence have arisen in several areas of research, such as the environmental sciences, economics and sociology, but may be more generally relevant in circumstances in which cross-sectional or panel data are collected. Book-length descriptions statistical methods of analyzing spatial data include Cliff and Ord (1981), Anselin (1988), Haining (1990), Cressie (1993), Guyon (199...

The numerical analysis of spatial point distributions has interested academics for many years. A very early work that resulted in the famous Moran’s I statistic was that by Moran (1948). An early important collection of work on general spatial analysis is that edited by Berry and Marble (1968). The development of spatial point analysis theory is illustrated by such later books by Cliff and Ord ...

ObjectivesPoor menstrual hygiene can contribute significantly to female morbidity, yet the use of hygienic absorbents during menstruation is considerably low among rural adolescent women. This study examines spatial patterns absorbent women identify districts India where it clustered. Further, factors responsible for disparity in exclusive absorbents.MethodsWe applied Global Moran's I estimate ...

No Brasil, a conflitante diversidade entre as medidas do governo central (negação da severidade problema) e aquelas de estados municípios (obedecendo às orientações sanitárias epidemiológicas) agudizou altíssima vulnerabilidade população. Ante à insuficiência débil estrutura sanitária para fazer face pandemia Covid-19, população indígena outras minorias racializadas tem sofrido sobremaneira o i...

Dense Acropora cervicornis aggregations, or patches, have been documented within nearshore habitats in Southeast Florida (SE FL) despite close proximity to numerous anthropogenic stressors and subjection to frequent natural disturbance events. Limited information has been published concerning the distribution and abundance of A. cervicornis outside of these known dense patches. The first goal o...

Climate change and desertification continue to threaten livelihoods in drylands across the globe. This study explores relative importance of Sustainable Livelihoods Framework components explaining variation adaptive capacity agricultural households three districts south Punjab, Pakistan, identify spatial patterns distribution. Questionnaire generated data were analyzed using Non-Linear Principa...