Calculate Local G Statistics

Choose Local G from the Methods menu. For SpaceStat to calculate the Local G statistic, it needs to know for which dataset at which time(s), the spatial weights set to use, and how to name the results datasets.

Click on the images below for more information.

Input

When the task manager opens for calculating the Local G, it will start on the "Input" section.

Advanced

The advanced section allows you to change the alpha level and to choose whether to use the Simes correction.

Output

The output section of the task manager for the Local G asks for a name stem to use for output files.  The default name for analyses on the dataset "RWM" in the geography called "SE and Gulf Coast" is shown below.

Run method

The run method page presents a summary of the previous three pages so that you can review the choices you have selected.  If everything here looks correct, select the "Run" button at the bottom of the page.   The map output from this run is shown in the image on the "Local G Results" page.