CRC Press Practical Handbook of Spatial Statistics

Product Description The guidance and special techniques provided in this handbook will allow you to understand and use complex spatial statistical techniques. You will learn how to apply proper spatial analysis techniques and why they are generally different from conventional statistical analyses. Clear and concise information on weighting, aggregation effects, sampling, spatial statistics and GIS, and visualization of spatial dependence is provided. Discussions on specific applications using actual data sets fill obvious gaps in the literature, and coverage of critical research frontiers allows readers to explore current areas of active research. Review "Practical Handbook of Spatial Statistics does achieve its objective of providing a handbook that practitioners can pick up and use immediately…most people who work with environmental data will enjoy reading about these applications and seeing how spatial statistical models can be used in practice." -JASA, March 1999 From the Back Cover This handbook is a reference work that illustrates the differences between classical statistics, and spatial statistics--those techniques which account, in some manner, for geographical position. It does so at both the abstract level and the real world level. About the Author Arlinghaus\, Sandra