(Hardcover)
Spatial point processes are used to model patterns of point that typically represent positions or centers of objects in a region of two or three dimensions, and have application in such fields as astronomy, forestry, and spatial epidemiology. Moller and Wagepetersen (both mathematical sciences, Aalborg U., Denmark) explain simulation-based inference for such processes, emphasizing Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. Their treatment should be accessible to practicing, research, and graduate and advance undergraduate statisticians. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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