LQ {OasisR} | R Documentation |
A function to compute location quotients (LQs)
Description
Location quotients compare the relative part of a group in a particular spatial unit, to the relative part of that same group in the area.
Usage
LQ(x)
Arguments
x |
an object of class matrix (or which can be coerced to that class), where each column represents the distribution of a group within spatial units. The number of columns should be greater than 1 (at least 2 groups are required). You should not include a column with total population, because this will be interpreted as a group. |
Value
A matrix containing the location quotients for each group in each spatial unit
References
Isard W. (1960) Methods of regional analysis: an introduction to regional science. The MIT Press, Cambridge
See Also
Other local indices LShannon
HLoc
, LSimpson
Examples
x <- segdata@data[ ,1:2]
LQ(x)
[Package OasisR version 3.1.1 Index]