spatial correlation

Definition / meaning of spatial correlation

A measure of the tendency for places that are near to each other to have more similar (positive correlation) or dissimilar (negative correlation) values of their statistics.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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