Table 4.

Model validation and main results of the ordinary least squares regression (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) models of malaria persistence (IP) in northeastern Venezuela

Model (year)	AICc	R2	ANOVA
	OLS† | GWR†	OLS | GWR	F-value
2001	10.45 | 10.816	0.56 | 0.60	3.06
2002	4.15 | 9.115	0.83 | 0.83	1.19
2003	13.25 | 29.812	0.65 | 0.76	2.59
2004	26.45 | 72.68	0.37 | 0.76	4.65*
2005	9.15 | 11.715	0.62 | 0.69	2.91
2006	16.95 | 17.314	0.33 | 0.58	4.50*
2007	39.95 | 37.915	0.41 | 0.54	3.22

Model variables were population density, terrain elevation, number of aquatic habitats, and distance to the nearest breeding site.

^*P < 0.05.

^†DF of OLS and GWR residuals, respectively.