Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns

Janine Illian

ISBN 10: 0470014911 / ISBN 13: 9780470014912

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008

About this Item

Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns provides an accessible account of the statistical analysis of spatial point patterns taking particular account of spatial data. Applications are central to the book and there are examples from biology, geology, ecology and environmental sciences as well as forestry. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 928. . 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470014911
• ISBN 13: 9780470014912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Spatial point processes are mathematical models used to describe and analyse the geometrical structure of patterns formed by objects that are irregularly or randomly distributed in one-, two- or three-dimensional space. Examples include locations of trees in a forest, blood particles on a glass plate, galaxies in the universe, and particle centres in samples of material.

Numerous aspects of the nature of a specific spatial point pattern may be described using the appropriate statistical methods. Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns provides a practical guide to the use of these specialised methods. The application-oriented approach helps demonstrate the benefits of this increasingly popular branch of statistics to a broad audience.

The book:

• Provides an introduction to spatial point patterns for researchers across numerous areas of application
• Adopts an extremely accessible style, allowing the non-statistician complete understanding
• Describes the process of extracting knowledge from the data, emphasising the marked point process
• Demonstrates the analysis of complex datasets, using applied examples from areas including biology, forestry, and materials science
• Features a supplementary website containing example datasets.

Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns is ideally suited for researchers in the many areas of application, including environmental statistics, ecology, physics, materials science, geostatistics, and biology. It is also suitable for students of statistics, mathematics, computer science, biology and geoinformatics.

About the Author

Janine Illian, SIMBIOS, University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland.

Antti Pentinen, Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.

Dietrich Stoyan, Professor a the Insitut für Stochastik, University of Freiberg, Germany.