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ecological_detector: ecological detector

Description

Compare the effects of two factors \(X_1\) and \(X_2\) on the spatial distribution of the attribute \(Y\).

Usage

ecological_detector(y, x1, x2, alpha = 0.95)

Value

A list.

F-statistic

the result of F statistic for ecological detector

P-value

the result of P value for ecological detector

Ecological

is there a significant difference between the two factors \(X_1\) and \(X_2\) on the spatial distribution of the attribute \(Y\)

Arguments

y

Dependent variable, continuous numeric vector.

x1

Covariate \(X_1\), factor, character or discrete numeric.

x2

Covariate \(X_2\), factor, character or discrete numeric.

alpha

(optional) Confidence level of the interval,default is 0.95.

Author

Wenbo Lv

Examples

ecological_detector(y = 1:7,
                    x1 = c('x',rep('y',3),rep('z',3)),
                    x2 = c(rep('a',2),rep('b',2),rep('c',3)))