{"product_id":"9780387922560","title":"Spatial Statistics and Modeling","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpatial statistics are useful in subjects as diverse as climatology, ecology, economics, environmental and earth sciences, epidemiology, image analysis and more. This book covers the best-known spatial models for three types of spatial data: geostatistical data (stationarity, intrinsic models, variograms, spatial regression and space-time models), areal data (Gibbs-Markov fields and spatial auto-regression) and point pattern data (Poisson, Cox, Gibbs and Markov point processes). The level is relatively advanced, and the presentation concise but complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most important statistical methods and their asymptotic properties are described, including estimation in geostatistics, autocorrelation and second-order statistics, maximum likelihood methods, approximate inference using the pseudo-likelihood or Monte-Carlo simulations, statistics for point processes and Bayesian hierarchical models. A chapter is devoted to Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation (Gibbs sampler, Metropolis-Hastings algorithms and exact simulation).\u003cbr\u003eA large number of real examples are studied with R, and each chapter ends with a set of theoretical and applied exercises. While a foundation in probability and mathematical statistics is assumed, three appendices introduce some necessary background. The book is accessible to senior undergraduate students with a solid math background and Ph.D. students in statistics. Furthermore, experienced statisticians and researchers in the above-mentioned fields will find the book valuable as a mathematically sound reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the English translation of Modélisation et Statistique Spatiales published by Springer in the series Mathématiques \u0026amp; Applications, a series established by Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024944021744,"sku":"9780387922560","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780387922560_p0.jpg?v=1763696016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780387922560","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}