The Durbin Watson statistic is a number that tests for autocorrelation in the residuals from a statistical regression analysis.

The article considers the efficiency of ordinary least squares (OLS) coefficient estimates relative to generalized least squares (GLS) in a linear regression model where the disturbances follow a ...

It has long been known that insufficient consideration of spatial autocorrelation leads to unreliable hypothesis-tests and inaccurate parameter estimates. Yet, ecologists are confronted with a ...