Table 5 Comparison of the classification results of traditional villages in Anyang (northern Henan) and Xinyang (southern Henan).

From: Multi-scale comparison of the formation mechanisms in landscape genes of traditional villages

Type 2

Indicators

k-modes (main class)

Indicators

k-means (average)

Anyang (10)

Xinyang (3)

Anyang (5)

Xinyang (15)

Terrain

Hill/Plain

Hill

Elevation

608.68

132.54

River System

Hai River

Huai River

Distance to River

16,929.26

8885.56

Settlement Distribution

Clustered

Clustered

Shape Index

3.61

4.97

Fractal Dimension

1.12

1.18

Road Network

Fishbone

Fishbone

Closeness

94.61

129.02

Connection

0.13

0.21

Betweenness

0.33

0.38

Residential Style

Complete

Complete

Mixing Degree

0.34

0.55

Architectural Pattern

Clump

Clump

Area Consistency

0.54

0.73

Distance Consistency

1.93

2.21

Angle Consistency

0.99

0.85

Type 3

Indicators

k-modes (main class)

Indicators

k-means (average)

Anyang (13)

Xinyang (9)

Anyang (8)

Xinyang (13)

Terrain

Mountain

Mountain

Elevation

547.57

125.88

River System

Hai River

Huai River

Distance to River

5831.92

4874.14

Settlement Distribution

Clustered

Clustered

Shape Index

2.86

3.47

Fractal Dimension

1.08

1.12

Road Network

Fishbone

Fishbone

Closeness

97.23

121.40

Connection

0.30

0.35

Betweenness

0.36

0.40

Residential Style

Complete

Complete

Mixing Degree

0.58

0.74

Architectural Pattern

Line

Line

Area Consistency

0.48

0.77

Distance Consistency

1.21

1.94

Angle Consistency

0.97

0.90