Surface models and the spatial structure of population variables: Exploring smoothing effects using Northern Ireland grid square data

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-72

  Lloyd, Christopher D ^a   Firoozi Nejad, Behnam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Census; Population surface modelling; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; SURVEYS;

AREAL INTERPOLATION; CENSUS; PREDICTION ERRORS; SMOOTHING EFFECTS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SURFACE MODELLING; WEIGHTING APPROACHES;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AREAL INTERPOLATION; CENSUS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84905270372     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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