Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7496616 | Spatial Statistics | 2015 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
This paper develops new statistical and computational methods for the automatic detection of spatial clusters displaying an over- or under- relative specialization spatial pattern. A probability model is used to provide a basis for a space partition into clusters representing homogeneous portions of space as far as the probability of locating a primary unit is concerned. A cluster made of contiguous regions is called an agglomeration. A greedy algorithm detects specialized agglomerations through a model selection criteria. A random permutation test evaluates whether the contiguity property is significant. Finally this algorithm is run on Argentinean data. Evaluating the proposed methodology concludes the paper.
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Authors
Christian Haedo, Michel Mouchart,