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Table 3 Cluster spatial groupings derived from the local IM

From: The role of policies in transforming regional fiscal structures: an exploratory analysis of spatial data from a policy of fiscal decentralization in Latin America

Cluster type

Description

High–high

It occurs when a territorial entity presents a value above the average in a certain variable xx, and at the same time it is surrounded by neighboring areas that also report values ​​above the average using the variable zz as a reference point

Low–low

It occurs when a territorial entity presents a value below the average in a certain variable xx, and at the same time it is surrounded by neighboring areas that also report values ​​below the average using the variable zz as a reference point

Low–high

It occurs when a territorial entity presents a value below the average in a certain variable xx, and at the same time it is surrounded by neighboring areas that report values ​​above the average using the variable zz as a reference point

High–low

It occurs when a territorial entity presents a value above the average in a certain variable xx, and at the same time it is surrounded by neighboring areas that report values ​​below the average using the variable zz as a reference point

Non-significant relationship

It occurs when the value of the variable studied for a given territorial entity is not significantly correlated with the values ​​reported by neighboring areas

Clustering of the Moran scatterplot (bivariate, variable X versus W_Z)

W_Z

II

Low–high

I

High–high

III

Low–low

IV

High–low

 

X

  1. Source: Anselin and Rey (2014)