Table 3

Comparison of amount of smoothing performed, stratified by size of population

Neighbourhood type
RSS
RSS (Areas with low expected count)*
RSS (Areas with high expected count)

Queen-1
91427
91254
173
Queen-2
91349
91176
174
Rook-1
91150
90976
174
Rook-2
90975
90802
173
Distance
88987
88816
171
Weight-1 (1/distance)
88987
88816
171
Weight-2 (1/distance2)
89612
89436
176
Weight-3 (1/distance3)
92666
92490
176
Weight 4 (Gravity)
87510
87330
179
Weight 5 (Entropy)
90550
90378
172
Weight 6 (Density)
87336
87162
174
Weight 7 (Covariate)
79478
79292
185

* Expected count less than median value of 9

Earnest et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007 6:54   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-54

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