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A History of the Concept of Spatial Autocorrelation: A Geographer's Perspective
Author(s) -
Getis Arthur
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
geographical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-4632
pISSN - 0016-7363
DOI - 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2008.00727.x
Subject(s) - spatial analysis , spatial econometrics , autocorrelation , perspective (graphical) , field (mathematics) , geographer , trace (psycholinguistics) , regional science , geography , econometrics , statistics , economic geography , computer science , mathematics , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , pure mathematics
Spatial autocorrelation is a concept that helps to define the field of spatial analysis. It is central to studies using spatial statistics and spatial econometrics. In this paper, we trace the early development of the concept and explain the academic links that brought the concept to the fore in the late 1960s. In geography, the importance of the work of Michael F. Dacey, Andrew D. Cliff, and J. Keith Ord is emphasized. Later, with the publication of a volume on spatial econometrics by Luc Anselin, spatial research and the use of the concept of spatial autocorrelation received a considerable boost. These developments are outlined together with comments about recent and possible future trends in spatial autocorrelation‐based research.