Table 3 Multiple linear regression results. Negative coefficients are interpreted as relatively shorter distances to a service correlating with higher density populations
From: Networks of need: a geospatial analysis of secondary cities
City | Explanatory variable | Coefficient | Standard deviation from the mean | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Douala | Intercept | 72.40 | 0.4828 | < 2 × 10− 16 |
Distance to Social Service (m) | −4.725 × 10− 3 | 5.967 × 10− 5 | < 2 × 10− 16 | |
Distance to Health Service (m) | 1.436 × 10− 3 | 1.256 × 10− 4 | < 2 × 10− 16 | |
Distance to Education Service (m) | 7.829 × 10− 3 | 1.173 × 10− 4 | < 2 × 10− 16 | |
Distance to Food Service (m) | −5.829 × 10− 3 | 7.574 × 10− 5 | < 2 × 10− 16 | |
Pokhara | Intercept | 9.974 | 5.405 × 10− 2 | < 2 × 10− 16 |
Distance to Social Service (m) | 7.348 × 10− 5 | 2.199 × 10− 5 | 8.34 × 10− 4 | |
Distance to Health Service (m) | − 4.663 × 10− 4 | 2.236 × 10− 5 | < 2 × 10− 16 | |
Distance to Education Service (m) | −1.195 × 10− 3 | 1.975 × 10− 5 | < 2 × 10− 16 | |
Distance to Food Service (m) | −1.843 × 10− 4 | 1.917 × 10− 5 | < 2 × 10− 16 |