In geographically weighted regression, a local regression equation at a location is estimated through weighting all surrounding observations by a function of
A) distance from that location
B) distance between the observations
C) distance to the centre of the study area
D) distance to the mean centre of the observations

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The weighting function in geographically weighted regression is based on the distance from the location of interest to each surrounding observation. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer.

In Geographically Weighted Regression, a Local Regression Equation at a Location