Title: An Evaluation of Procedures Utilised in Nearest-Neighbour Analysis
Abstract: Four procedures used to obtain the distribution of distances to the jth nearest neighbour in point-pattern analysis are evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation for seven pattern sizes and eight order distances. The mapping of point patterns onto a torus is found to be the most powerful technique, whilst the most useful procedure for non-rectangular regions requires the discarding of nearest-neighbour distances greater than the distance to the boundary.
Publication Year: 1978
Publication Date: 1978-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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