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. 2007 May 14;6:17. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-6-17

Table 3.

The local weights are assigned on a case-by-case basis relative to the indicator's value in the dataset. Table adapted from Malczewski [39]

DAUID 59150001 DAUID 59150002
Scenario 1 wa = [1,0,0] Scenario 2 wa = [1,0,0]


Census Indicator xi wa Value Census Indicator xi wa Value


Income 0.33 1 0.33 Income 0.65 0 0
Education 0.42 0 0 Education 0.41 1 0.41
Housing 0.51 0 0 Housing 0.55 0 0
Scenario 1 wb = 0.5,0.3,0.2 Scenario 2 wb = 0.5,0.3,0.2


Census Indicator xi wb Value Census Indicator xi wb Value


Income 0.33 0.5 0.17 Income 0.65 0.2 0.13
Education 0.42 0.3 0.13 Education 0.41 0.5 0.21
Housing 0.51 0.2 0.10 Housing 0.55 0.3 0.17

Scenario 1 wc = [0,0,1] Scenario 2 wc = [0,0,1]


Census Indicator xi wc Value Census Indicator xi wc Value


Income 0.33 0 0 Income 0.65 1 0.65
Education 0.42 0 0 Education 0.41 0 0
Housing 0.51 1 0.51 Housing 0.55 0 0