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Table 4 A comparison of bandwidths, effective number of parameters, and critical t-values for ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, geographically weighted regression (GWR), and multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR)

From: Targeting the spatial context of obesity determinants via multiscale geographically weighted regression

 

Bandwidth

Effective # Params

Critical t-value

 

OLS

GWR

MGWR

OLS

GWR

MGWR

OLS

GWR

MGWR

Model

n/a

n/a

n/a

8

121

83.05

1.96

2.95

n/a

Intercept

∞

120

69

n/a

n/a

27.89

n/a

n/a

3.13

Checkup

∞

120

44

n/a

n/a

43.97

n/a

n/a

3.27

Afri. Am.

∞

120

455

n/a

n/a

2.68

n/a

n/a

2.36

Hispanic

∞

120

335

n/a

n/a

3.3

n/a

n/a

2.43

SNAP

∞

120

813

n/a

n/a

1.13

n/a

n/a

2.01

College

∞

120

786

n/a

n/a

1.26

n/a

n/a

2.06

Food Des.

∞

120

809

n/a

n/a

1.38

n/a

n/a

2.10

NDVI

∞

120

809

n/a

n/a

1.44

n/a

n/a

2.11