Spatial analysis of central tendency and dispersion of wealth in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil) — 1970-2000
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Iván Gerardo Peyré-Tartaruga
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- Keywords:
- Análise espacial, estatística espacial, análise regional
- Abstract
- Developments in spatial methods—concerned with location, spatial interaction, spatial structure and spatial processes—are creating new possibilities for studies of the properties of socioeconomic systems. In this paper, we use spatial statistical techniques with a geographic information system (GIS) for describing the spatial distribution of economic data, such as the mean center, standard distance and standard deviational ellipse. Analyzing the reality of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil), we compare the distribution of GDP, monthly income and per capita income observed in the period 1970-2000 (census years). The paper concludes with some brief reflections on the patterns and trends of these distributions. Key words: Spatial analysis; spatial statistics; regional analysis.
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- Published
- 2009-12-04
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- Vol. 30 (2009)
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- Artigos
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