Likelihood Analysis of Spatial Point Patterns

SUMMARY The likelihood procedure for estimating the pairwise interaction potential function is developed for statistical analysis of homogeneous spatial point patterns. Approximation methods of the normalizing factor of Gibbs canonical distribution are discussed both to estimate a scale parameter and to measure the softness (or hardness) of repulsive interactions. The approximations are useful up to a considerably high density. The validity of our procedure is demonstrated by some computer experi-. ments. Some real data are analysed.

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