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Parametric Procedures in the Analysis of Replicated Pairwise Interaction Point Patterns
Author(s) -
Mateu Jorge
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4036(200106)43:3<375::aid-bimj375>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - parametric statistics , pairwise comparison , parametric model , context (archaeology) , point (geometry) , mathematics , computer science , statistics , point estimation , algorithm , geometry , paleontology , biology
A parametric approach fits particular classes of parametric models to the data, uses the model parameter estimates as summaries and tests for differences between groups by comparing fits with and without the assumption of common parameter values across groups. The paper discusses how a parametric approach can be implemented in the specific context of a single‐factor replicated spatial experiment and uses simulations to show when the parametric approach can be efficient or potentially misleading. An analysis of the spatial distribution of pyramidal neurons in human patients is also shown.