A comparison of three exploratory methods for cluster detection in spatial point patterns

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 200-218

  Fotheringham, A Stewart ^a   Zhan, F Benjamin ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER DETECTION; GIS; HOUSING PATTERN; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL POINT PATTERNS;

USA, NEW YORK, AMHERST;

EID: 0030432710     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.1996.tb00931.x     Document Type: Review

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