comp_lw: Calculate Length Width Compactness
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comp_lw

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Calculate Length Width Compactness

Description

Calculate Length Width Compactness

Usage

comp_lw(plans, shp, epsg = 3857, ncores = 1)

Arguments

`plans`	redist_plans object or plans_matrix where each row indicates a district assignment and each column is a plan
`shp`	redist_map object or tibble with sf geometry column
`epsg`	numeric EPSG code to planarize to. Default is 3857.
`ncores`	numeric. Number of cores to use. Default is 1.

Value

numeric vector

References

Harris, Curtis C. 1964. “A scientific method of districting”. Behavioral Science 3(9), 219–225.

Examples

data(nh)
data(nh_m)
# For a single plan:
comp_lw(plans = nh$r_2020, shp = nh)

# Or many plans:

# slower, beware!
comp_lw(plans = nh_m[, 3:5], shp = nh)

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