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Computation of the correspondence of geographical patterns

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The author is indebted to Professors W. Bunge, Jr., A. Court, and J. Nystuen for discussions of this topic and for pointing out errors in an earlier version of this paper.

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Tobler, W.R. Computation of the correspondence of geographical patterns. Papers of the Regional Science Association 15, 131–139 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01947869

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