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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"moran's I"”.
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An Examination of White-Nose Syndrome Occurrence and Dispersal Patterns: Utilizing Global and Local Moran's I Analysis to Evaluate an Emerging Pathogen
… this research, a novel approach that utilizes Moran’s I statistical analyses to examine the spatio-temporal dispersal patterns of the White-Nose Syndrome currently affecting North American bat species is undertaken to further understand the disease transmission mechanism(s) of this emerging …
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Essays in Spatial Econometrics: Estimation, Specification Test and the Bootstrap
… can be approximated by LQ forms, which include Moran's I, Cox-type and spatial J-type test statistics. Possible asymptotic refinements of the bootstrap for spatial econometric models may be studied based on some asymptotic expansions for LQ forms. We discuss two cases: when the disturbances are …
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A Sociotechnical Systems Approach to Road Safety in a Low- and Medium- Income Country: Gauteng Province South Africa
… Through spatiotemporal hotspot analysis (Moran's I=0.2684), the thesis identifies high-risk locales like Soweto and Golden Highway, advocating integrated interventions: targeted infrastructure upgrades, speed management, pedestrian protections, and socioeconomic-aligned policies. This …
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Diameter Distributions of Juvenile Stands of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) with Different Planting Densities
… all ages to enable spatial trend recognition. Moran's I and Geary's C coefficients were estimated for ground-line diameters from ages 2 to 5, and for breast height diameters from ages 5 to 11. Though there was no discernable trend in the presence of significant spatial autocorrelation with …
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Geographic Factors of Residential Burglaries - A Case Study in Nashville, Tennessee
… approaches, particularly Global and Local Moran's I statistics, are utilized to detect the hotspots of residential burglary. To understand the underlying geographic factors of residential burglary, both OLS and GWR regression analyses are conducted to examine the relationships between …
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Access to Water: Advancement of Multidimensional, Multiscalar, and Participatory Methods of Measurement in the Global South
… the other indicators or total WPI score. Global Moran's I tests indicate positive spatial autocorrelation, demonstrating that indicator and WPI scores tend to cluster in space. Overall, the results match what was anticipated, yet serve to challenge commonly held assumptions on urban-rural …
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Crash severity modeling in transportation systems
… spatially clustered, dispersed, or random, the Moran's I and Getis-Ord Gi* statistics are used as measures of spatial autocorrelation among vehicle incidents. To incorporate spatial autocorrelation in crash severity modeling, the use of the Gi* statistic as a potential risk factor is also …
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An analysis of household water consumption in the City of Cape Town using a panel data set (2016-2020)
Understanding consumer behaviour with respect to water consumption has become an active field of study. This thesis uses a household billing dataset that tracks the quantity of water consumed by households in the City of Cape Town (CoCT) from 2016 to 2020. The household billing data was filtered to …
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Assessing growth preferences on the rural-urban fringe using a discrete choice model and spatial analysis methods
Landscapes on the rural-urban fringe are experiencing change and diversification, yet the preferences of local residents for how these landscapes should develop is largely overlooked. My thesis contributes to a growing body of research that explores residents’ preferences for landscape change …