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Table 2 Comparison of bandwidth types, kernel shapes and bandwidth optimization methods

From: Do the risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus vary by location? A spatial analysis of health insurance claims in Northeastern Germany using kernel density estimation and geographically weighted regression

Modell (bandwidth type, kernel shape, optimization method)

AICc

Adjusted R2

Moran’s I of residuals

Adaptive, Gaussian, AICc

−347

0.51

p < 0.001

Adaptive, Gaussian, AIC

−347

0.51

p < 0.001

Adaptive, Gaussian, BIC

−315

0.44

p < 0.001

Adaptive, Gaussian, CV

−347

0.51

p < 0.001

Fixed, Gaussian, AICc

−385

0.62

p < 0.05

Fixed, Gaussian, AIC

−265

0.66

p > 0.05

Fixed, Gaussian, BIC

−316

0.44

p < 0.001

Fixed, Gaussian, CV

−370

0.64

p > 0.05

Adaptive, bi-square, AICc

−394

0.63

p < 0.001

Adaptive, bi-square, AIC

−374

0.66

p > 0.05

Adaptive, bi-square, BIC

−320

0.45

p < 0.001

Fixed, bi-square, AICc

−385

0.62

p < 0.01

Fixed, bi-square, AIC

40

0.68

p > 0.05

Fixed, bi-square, BIC

−316

0.44

p < 0.001