Using exploratory spatial data analysis to leverage social indicator databases: The discovery of interesting patterns

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-309

  Anselin, Luc ^b   Sridharan, Sanjeev ^a   Gholston, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Community Health Indicators; Global association; Local association; Spatial analysis; State level planning

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE; LOCAL PLANNING; MONITORING; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 34247580207     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9034-x     Document Type: Article

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