A matrix with observations as rows and features as columns.
W
A weight matrix across all observations, i.e inverse of a pairwise distance matrix.
n.eigen
Number of spatial components (eigenvectors) to compute. Default is 20.
method
Method used to calculate spatial cross-correlation. See SpatialXCorr.
M, using the Wartenburg's M (Default).
L, using the Lee's L.
scaled.data
Centered and scaled data used for SVD. Default is NULL.
...
Additional arguments passed for eigenvalue decomposition. See eigs_sym.
Value
A list of Spatial Component Analysis results.
X, raw or scaled input data.
rotation, computed eigenvectors.
eigenvalues, computed eigenvalues.
xcor, spatial cross-correlation matrix calculated using SpatialXCorr.
References
Wartenberg, D. Multivariate spatial correlation:
A method for exploratory geographical analysis. Geogr. Anal. 17, 263<U+2013>283 (1985)
Lee, S.-I. Developing a bivariate spatial association measure:
An integration of Pearson<U+2019>s r and Moran's I. J. Geogr. Syst. 3, 369<U+2013>385 (2001)