Research Article

A Wave-Spectrum Analysis of Urban Population Density: Entropy, Fractal, and Spatial Localization

Table 4

Autocorrelation function (ACF) and partial autocorrelation function (PACF) values.

DistributionFunctionCorrelogramSuggestion

Exponential distributionACFTailing: gradual one-sided damping
PACFCutoff at a displacement of 1Locality
Power-law distributionACFTailing: slow one-sided damping
PACFTailing: rapid one-sided dampingAction at a distance
Urban density of Hangzhou cityACFDamped oscillation
PACFCutoff at a displacement of 1Locality