Sunday, February 5, 2012
Spatial Statistics
Spatial Statistics involves the analysis of spatial patterns
in data, which is an intrinsic aspect of the majority of
data that MARIN works with. For example, we have applied
cluster analysis to identify
concentrations of incidents as shown in the first figure.
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More advanced analyses demonstrate where the highest incident
rates are located. The incident rate is calculated
as the ratio of incidents to traffic volume. When the incident
rates are compared, ‘hot spots’ become apparent.
In this second figure, the darker red areas show these ‘hot
spots’, the highest concentration of fishing incidents
relative to the exposure,
or number of trips.
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