Exploring Spatial Nonstationarity in the Number of Motor Vehicles in East Java Using Robust Geographically Weighted Regression with an MM-Estimator

Abstract

The number of motor vehicles in each region is quite diverse, not least in East Java Province. The variety of number of motor vehicles can be affected by local factors that are important to study so that vehicle growth can be adequately anticipated. On the other hand, economic growth incentives are influenced by people's purchasing power. In addition, motor vehicles are one of the essential things in the sustainability of economic activities. This study aims to evaluate a robust, geographically weighted regression model with an MM-estimator (RGWR MM-estimator), which is considered suitable for analyzing the number of motor vehicles in East Java. The results showed that the RGWR MM-estimator model generates an estimate of the number of motor vehicles based on the HDI explanatory variables, road length, sex ratio, poverty gap index, and the number of colleges that is accurate compared to other models formed. In addition, there are significant differences in the influence of the five explanatory variables in each region. Districts/cities located near the capital of East Java Province tend to have many explanatory variables that have a significant effect compared to regencies/cities far from the provincial capital.