Using spatial statistics to assess aggregation effects

Geographical Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 143-158

  Amrhein, Carl G ^a   Reynolds, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation Effects; G Statistic; Scale Effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748855217     PISSN: 10692665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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