Spatial measurements & statistics

Author(s)

• Mitchell, Andy

Bibliographic Information

Spatial measurements & statistics

Andy Mitchell

（The ESRI guide to GIS analysis, 2）

ESRI Press, 2005

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

As the tools available through commercial GIS software have grown in sophistication, a need has emerged to instruct users on the best practices of true GIS analysis. In this sequel to the best-selling ""The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 1"", author Andy Mitchell delves into the more advanced realm of spatial measurements and statistics. The premise of ""The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2"", targets GIS technology as having been well used as a display and visualization medium but not so widely used as an implement for real analysis. Covering topics that range from identifying patterns and clusters to analyzing geographic relationships, this book is a valuable resource for GIS users performing complex analysis.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introducing Spatial Measurements and Statistics What are spatial measurements and statistics? Geographic analysis with statistics Understanding Data Distributions Chapter 2: Measuring Geographic Distributions Why measure geographic distributions? Finding the center Measuring the compactness of the distribution Measuring orientation and direction References and further reading Testing Statistical Significance Chapter 3: Identifying Patterns Why identify geographic patterns? Using statistics to identify patterns Measuring the pattern of feature locations Measuring the spatial pattern of feature values References and further reading Defining Spatial Neighborhoods And Weights Chapter 4: Identifying Clusters Why identify spatial clusters? Using statistics to identify clusters Finding clusters of features Finding clusters of similar values References and further reading Using Statistics With Geographic Data Chapter 5: Analyzing Geographic Relationships Why analyze geographic relationships? Using statistics to analyze relationships Identifying geographic relationships Analyzing geographic processes References and further reading Data credits Software credits Index -- Esri

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Details

• NCID: BA73272297
• ISBN:
  • 9781589481169
• LCCN: 2004400242
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Redlands, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 238 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : G70.212
  • DC22 : 910/.285
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Geographic information systems
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA51151685