Crime Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis using R

For a deeper understanding of the study of spatial dependence on point patterns, we recommend [156]. [178] and [179] both contain useful chapters on the spatial weight matrix that provide a bit more detail than we do here, whilst maintaining an accessible level. We highly recommend too the series of video lectures provided by Luc Anselin in the YouTube channel of the Center for Spatial Data Science (University of Chicago). Prof. Anselin has been one of the key authors in the field of spatial econometrics during the last 25 years. His lectures are both high quality and accessible for someone starting in the field of spatial statistics. You will find lectures on the spatial weight matrix, global autocorrelation, and local indicators of spatial autocorrelation (which we cover in Chapter 10) in [184]. In the website for the Center for Spatial Data Science you will also find R tutorials that provide instructions on how to specify the spatial weight matrix using other approaches we have not covered here [182].