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Table 2 selection of the best interpolation model for predicting delayed ANC in Ethiopia, 2016 based on the exponential semivariogram model

From: Geographical weighted regression analysis of delayed antenatal care initiation and its factors among all reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia, 2016

Interpolation method

Mean predicted error (MPE)

Root mean squared predicted error (RMSPE)

Deterministic methods

Inverse distance weighting (IDW)

-0.01583

0.235704

Geostatistical methods

Ordinary Kriging

0.002568

0.2245674

Simple Kriging

-0.006485

0.2260122

Universal Kriging

0.002568

0.2248674

Indicator Kriging

-0.0008834

0.4426523

Probability Kriging

-0.00027244

0.43963

Disjunctive Kriging

-0.0005645

0.226032