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• A measure of the tendency for places that are near to each other to have more similar (positive correlation) or dissimilar (negative correlation) values of their statistics.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Spatial Correlation. (n.d.). Glossary of Statistical Terms. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/spatial-correlation.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Spatial Correlation. seer.cancer.gov. Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/spatial-correlation (accessed: March 30, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Spatial Correlation." Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. 30 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/spatial-correlation.

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