The Statistical Analysis of Spatial Pattern

In a contribution (Bartlett, 1971 a) to the Symposium on Statistical Ecology at Yale in 1969, I noted in my introductory remarks that that paper was not intended to be in any way a review of statistical techniques for analysing spatial patterns. My contribution to a conference at Sheffield in 1973 aimed, at least in part, to supply such a review and forms the basis of this monograph; but in these prefatory remarks I must still make clear what I decided to discuss, and what I have omitted. Broadly speaking, the coverage is that included in seminars and lectures I have given on this theme since 1969. We may divide problems of spatial pattern (in contrast with complete random chaos) into (i) detecting departures from randomness, Oi) analysing such departures when detected, for example, in relation to some stochastic model and (iii) special problems which require separate consideration; for example, sophisticated problems of pattern recognition in specific fields, such as the computer reading of handwriting or recognition of chromosomes.

List of contents

I Survey of underlying theory.- 1 Continuous, point and line processes.- 2 Nearest-neighbour systems on a lattice.- II Examples of statistical analyses.- 3 Analyses of continuous and point processes.- 4 Analyses of processes on a lattice.- Appendix Tables AI and AII.- References.

Product details

• Authors: M S Bartlett, M. S. Bartlett
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2013
• EAN: 9789400957572
• ISBN: 978-94-0-095757-2
• No. of pages: 90
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 5 mm
• Illustrations: X, 90 p.
• Series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series; Ettore Majorana International Science Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)