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spatial dependence  

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  • Spatial dependence is a characteristic of the distribution of geographic data, that is, data where the location of observations is explicitly taken into account. It combines the notion of attribute similarity with that of locational similarity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Spatial Dependence]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/spatial_dependence

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