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Spatial Statistical Analysis and Geographic Information Systems

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Perspectives on Spatial Data Analysis

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In this paper, we discuss a number of general issues that pertain to the interface between GIS and spatial analysis. In particular, we focus on the various paradigms for spatial data analysis that follow from the existence of this interface. We outline a series of questions that need to be confronted in the analysis of spatial data, and the extent to which a GIS can facilitate their resolution. We also review a number of exploratory and confirmatory techniques that we feel should form the core of a spatial analysis module for a GIS.

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  1. School of Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

    Luc Anselin

  2. Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

    Arthur Getis

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  1. School of Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, 85287-0104, U.S.A.

    Luc Anselin

  2. School of Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, 85287-0104, U.S.A.

    Sergio J. Rey

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Anselin, L., Getis, A. (2010). Spatial Statistical Analysis and Geographic Information Systems. In: Anselin, L., Rey, S. (eds) Perspectives on Spatial Data Analysis. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01976-0_3

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