From: The spatial structure of chronic morbidity: evidence from UK census returns
Matrix identifiers | Method of construction | |
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LADs | MSOAs | Â |
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 |