Calculate Univariate Local Moran Statistics

Choose Local Moran > Univariate Local Moran from the Methods menu. For SpaceStat to calculate the Local Moran statistic, it needs to know which dataset at which time(s) you would like to analyze, the spatial weights set to use, and how to name the results datasets.

Click within the sections in the images below for more information.

Input

When the task manager opens for calculating the Univariate Local Moran, 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 Univariate Local Moran asks for a name stem to use for output files.  The default name for analyses on the dataset "RWM" in the geography called "SEA" (State Economic Areas) 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 output from this run is shown in images on the Moran Scatterplot and Interpreting Univariate Local Moran Statistics pages.