Spatial Linear Models for Environmental Data - Hardcover

by Dale L. Zimmerman (Author), Jay M. Ver Hoef (Author)

Many applied researchers equate spatial statistics with prediction or mapping, but this book naturally extends linear models, which includes regression and ANOVA as pillars of applied statistics, to achieve a more comprehensive treatment of the analysis of spatially autocorrelated data.

Author Biography

Dale L. Zimmerman is Professor of Statistics at the University of Iowa, and Jay M. Ver Hoef is Senior Scientist and Statistician, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries. Both are Fellows of the American Statistical Association and winners of that association's Section for Statistics and the Environment Distinguished Achievement Award.