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Table 1 Standardised proximity matrices tested in this paper for between-LADs and between-MSOAs autocorrelation

From: The spatial structure of chronic morbidity: evidence from UK census returns

Matrix identifiers

Method of construction

LADs

MSOAs

 

L.A

M.A

Contiguity matrix (with isles attached to the mainland) [spdep + manual adjustments]

L.B k

M.B k

k-nearest neighbours (based on Euclidian distances between population centroids) [spdep]

L.C k

–

Up to k LADs from which most new residents originate [62], binary weights

L.D k

–

Up to k LADs from which most new residents originate [62], proximity weights k, …, 3, 2, 1