Testing for similarity in area-based spatial patterns: A nonparametric Monte Carlo approach

Applied Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-345

  Andresen, Martin A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Nonparametric; Spatial point pattern

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; GIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 67649194932     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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