Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes

© 2017 Elsevier B.V.We develop a general approach to spatial inhomogeneity in the analysis of spatial point pattern data. The ideas of local likelihood (or 'geographically weighted regression') are applied to the composite likelihoods that are commonly used for spatial point processes. For...

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Main Author: Baddeley, Adrian
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130104470
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52852
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description © 2017 Elsevier B.V.We develop a general approach to spatial inhomogeneity in the analysis of spatial point pattern data. The ideas of local likelihood (or 'geographically weighted regression') are applied to the composite likelihoods that are commonly used for spatial point processes. For Poisson point processes, local likelihood is already known; for Gibbs point processes we develop a local version of Besag's pseudolikelihood; for Cox point processes and Neyman-Scott cluster processes we develop a local version of the Palm likelihood of Ogata and Katsura. Using recent results for composite likelihood and for spatial point processes, we develop tools for statistical inference, including intensity approximations, variance estimators, localised tests for the significance of a covariate effect, and global tests of homogeneity. Computationally efficient approximations are available using the Fast Fourier Transform. We develop methods for bandwidth selection, which may also be useful for smoothing dependent spatial data. There are mathematical connections to existing exploratory methods such as the scan statistic, local indicators of spatial association, and point process residuals. The methods are demonstrated on three example datasets, and R code is supplied.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-528522022-10-12T02:42:03Z Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes Baddeley, Adrian © 2017 Elsevier B.V.We develop a general approach to spatial inhomogeneity in the analysis of spatial point pattern data. The ideas of local likelihood (or 'geographically weighted regression') are applied to the composite likelihoods that are commonly used for spatial point processes. For Poisson point processes, local likelihood is already known; for Gibbs point processes we develop a local version of Besag's pseudolikelihood; for Cox point processes and Neyman-Scott cluster processes we develop a local version of the Palm likelihood of Ogata and Katsura. Using recent results for composite likelihood and for spatial point processes, we develop tools for statistical inference, including intensity approximations, variance estimators, localised tests for the significance of a covariate effect, and global tests of homogeneity. Computationally efficient approximations are available using the Fast Fourier Transform. We develop methods for bandwidth selection, which may also be useful for smoothing dependent spatial data. There are mathematical connections to existing exploratory methods such as the scan statistic, local indicators of spatial association, and point process residuals. The methods are demonstrated on three example datasets, and R code is supplied. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52852 10.1016/j.spasta.2017.03.001 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130104470 restricted
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Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes
title Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes
title_full Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes
title_fullStr Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes
title_full_unstemmed Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes
title_short Local composite likelihood for spatial point processes
title_sort local composite likelihood for spatial point processes
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130104470
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52852