Table 4

Moran's I spatial correlogram of giardiasis rates in southern Ontario

Spatial Weight

STDRATE¹ Moran's I (S.D.) P-value

SEB42² Moran's I (S.D.) P-value

SEB180³ Moran's I (S.D.) P-value

Lag 1

0.035 (0.013) 0.011

0.072 (0.0014) 0.003

0.048 (0.013) 0.004

Lag 2

0.006 (0.010) 0.184

0.015 (0.010) 0.05

0.022 (0.010) 0.011

Lag 3

-0.006 (0.009) 0.283

0.0027 (0.009) 0.32

0.003 (0.009) 0.315

Lag 4

-0.003 (0.008) 0.429

0.0062 (0.008) 0.172

0.004 (0.008) 0.25

Lag 5

-0.004 (0.008) 0.348

-0.002 (0.008) 0.481

-0.007 (0.008) 0.216

Lag 6

-0.002 (0.008) 0.489

0.004 (0.008) 0.238

-0.002 (0.008) 0.484

¹Age and sex standardized rates ² Spatial empirical Bayesian smoothed rates using 42 great distance units spatial band ³ Spatial empirical Bayesian smoothed rates using 180 great distance units spatial band

Odoi et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2003 2:5   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-2-5