Re: [R-sig-Geo] Question for point pattern experts

2011-02-11 Thread ldecola
: [R-sig-Geo] Question for point pattern experts Dear list, A brief and (hopefully) simplistic question regarding point pattern analysis. We have compiled a large, continental database of chemical burdens in a model organism. Currently, the data span 40 years and covers the entire country

Re: [R-sig-Geo] Question for point pattern experts

2011-02-11 Thread Dan Putler
OK, I'm really slow to responding to this thread, but I've been thinking about it. Are there covariates available (besides time) that can be used? If yes, doesn't it make sense to look at this using a spatial autoregressive regression model? Since the lakes typically don't touch, then the

[R-sig-Geo] Question for point pattern experts

2011-02-10 Thread david depew
Dear list, A brief and (hopefully) simplistic question regarding point pattern analysis. We have compiled a large, continental database of chemical burdens in a model organism. Currently, the data span 40 years and covers the entire country of Canada (including the high arctic). We have

Re: [R-sig-Geo] Question for point pattern experts

2011-02-10 Thread david depew
Thanks Rolf, I see your point, and I admit that I've waffled a bit on this issue. I'm hesitant to drive down the kriging path (although indicators might be suitable), because there are many known (and unknown) covariates that affect the contaminant burden, and few of these are quantified at the

Re: [R-sig-Geo] Question for point pattern experts

2011-02-10 Thread Rolf Turner
On 11/02/2011, at 10:14 AM, david depew wrote: Thanks Rolf, I see your point, and I admit that I've waffled a bit on this issue. I'm hesitant to drive down the kriging path (although indicators might be suitable), because there are many known (and unknown) covariates that affect the