Table 4 Test results of spatial correlation for the 29 indices

Moran’s I in Stage1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

−53.76 ***

22.84***

50.94 ***

37.33 ***

29.71***

4.44

46.19 ***

75.73***

48.63***

−358.77***

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

−36.13***

85.98***

20.85***

54.70***

−488.70***

−128.77***

26.06***

−24.84***

29.79***

40.69***

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

32.88 ***

83.96 ***

37.51***

21.42 ***

63.25***

−23.41***

−149.37***

−107.83***

−129.92***

Moran’s I in Stage 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

−9.36***

3.72

21.03***

−162.37***

24.99***

2.34

94.65***

−94.82***

40.03***

114.88***

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

14.37***

28.07***

12.42***

11.10***

147.67***

−20.97

5.3

−4.33

6.18

9.14

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

5.67*

9.90***

6.44*

5.43

6.04*

−10.55***

−55.61***

−56.14***

−55.12***

Moran’s I in Stage 3

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

4.02

−3.72

0.83

1.27

0.21

0.62

1.68

2.34

1.03

−1.89

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2.62

2.64

0.68

−9.59***

7.96**

5.01

0.82

5.92*

−1.53

1.96

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

−3.72

−28.50***

5.39

0.75

1.86

−0.8

−4.31

−3.95

32.53***

Moran’s I in Stage4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

20.09***

−9.14***

−37.86***

−35.39***

−0.9

−8.15

−23.28***

−19.51***

507.03***

107.46***

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

−68.36***

−63.38***

−18.22***

−13.30***

102.98***

41.40***

−4.9

28.35***

−7.53**

−21.84***

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

−14.57***

−32.92***

−17.18***

−16.79***

−9.94***

14.69***

216.47***

−99.74***

−58.33***