[R-sig-Geo] Moran's I vs. spatial rho

[Larry Layne]

> The relevant question would be why you expect them to be the same, when
> they are esimated using different techniques? ...

Apparently I have had a misconception rattling around in my head regarding 
estimates using the 2 approaches.

Let's see if I have misconceived this next question also. I had assumed 
that if I used the row stochastic connectivity definition for polygons in 
an SAR model (Y = pWY + XB + e) that the rho estimates would be constrained 
between +1 and -1, similar to a Pearson correlation coefficient. Is this 
incorrect?

Larry Layne
ljlayne at unm.edu