ecological detector — ecological_detector • gdverse

Compare the effects of two factors \(X_1\) and \(X_2\) on the spatial distribution of the attribute \(Y\).

Usage

ecological_detector(y, x1, x2, alpha = 0.95)

Arguments

y: Dependent variable, continuous numeric vector.
x1: Covariate \(X_1\), factor, character or discrete numeric.
x2: Covariate \(X_2\), factor, character or discrete numeric.
alpha: (optional) Confidence level of the interval,default is 0.95.

Value

A list.

F-statistic: the result of F statistic for ecological detector
P-value: the result of P value for ecological detector
Ecological: is there a significant difference between the two factors \(X_1\) and \(X_2\) on the spatial distribution of the attribute \(Y\)

Author

Wenbo Lv lyu.geosocial@gmail.com

Examples

ecological_detector(y = 1:7,
                    x1 = c('x',rep('y',3),rep('z',3)),
                    x2 = c(rep('a',2),rep('b',2),rep('c',3)))
#> $`F-statistic`
#> [1] 2.133333
#> 
#> $`P-value`
#> [1] 0.189319
#> 
#> $Ecological
#> [1] No
#> Levels: Yes No
#>