Bayesian Spatial Random Effect Modelling for Analysing Burglary Risks Controlling for Offender, Socioeconomic, and Unknown Risk Factors

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-96

  Law, Jane ^a   Chan, Ping W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binomial, Spatial logistic regression; Built environment; Local planning and policies; Unexplained spatial autocorrelation; WinBUGS

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; CENSUS; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORIAL PLANNING;

CAMBRIDGESHIRE; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857631677     PISSN: 1874463X     EISSN: 18744621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12061-011-9060-1     Document Type: Article

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