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W: Spatial weight matrix for U.S. Counties

Description

A spatial weight matrix row-standardized based on first order contiguity criterium.

Usage

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Arguments

Format

A row-standardized squared matrix with 3085 rows and columns. The rows and columns follow the same order than Counties included in NCOVR data frame.

References

  • Baller, R., L. Anselin, S. Messner, G. Deane and D. Hawkins (2001). Structural covariates of US county homicide rates: incorporating spatial effects. Criminology 39, 561-590.