Table 1.

Alternative space weight matrix description.

Spatial Weight Matrix	Illustrate
knn = n	The nearest n nearest neighbors in the neighborhood of the region are adjacent.
(n = 1, 2, …, 8)
Q1	The first order of an area adjacent to the edge or corner of a particular area serves as the neighborhood
Q2	The second order of an area adjacent to the edge or corner of a particular area serves as the neighborhood
R1	The first order of an area adjacent to the edge of a particular area serves as the neighborhood
R2	The second order of an area adjacent to the edge of a particular area serves as the neighborhood