LShannon: A function to compute Shannon-Wiener local diversity...
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A function to compute Shannon-Wiener local diversity (entropy) index
Description
The Shannon-Wiener diversity index is based on
the notion of entropy and measures population heterogeneity.
Usage
LShannon(x)
Arguments
x
an object of class matrix (or which can be coerced to that class),
where each column represents the distribution of a group within
spatial units. The number of columns should be greater than 1 (at least 2
groups are required). You should not include a column with total
population, because this will be interpreted as a group.
Value
A vector containing the local Shannon-Wiener diversity index
values for each spatial unit
References
Shannon C. E. (1948) A mathematical theory
of communication. Bell System Technical Journal (27)
See Also
Other local indices: LQ,
HLoc, LSimpson
Examples
x <- segdata@data[ ,1:2]
LShannon(x)
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| LShannon | R Documentation |
A function to compute Shannon-Wiener local diversity (entropy) index
Description
The Shannon-Wiener diversity index is based on the notion of entropy and measures population heterogeneity.
Usage
LShannon(x)
Arguments
x |
an object of class matrix (or which can be coerced to that class), where each column represents the distribution of a group within spatial units. The number of columns should be greater than 1 (at least 2 groups are required). You should not include a column with total population, because this will be interpreted as a group. |
Value
A vector containing the local Shannon-Wiener diversity index values for each spatial unit
References
Shannon C. E. (1948) A mathematical theory of communication. Bell System Technical Journal (27)
See Also
Other local indices: LQ,
HLoc, LSimpson
Examples
x <- segdata@data[ ,1:2]
LShannon(x)
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