scholarly journals Spatial analysis for political scientists

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Jessica Di Salvatore ◽  
Andrea Ruggeri
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Politics ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Spatial Regression ◽  
Spatial Models ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Spatial Relationships ◽  
Electoral Studies ◽  
Data Points

Abstract How does space matter in our analyses? How can we evaluate diffusion of phenomena or interdependence among units? How biased can our analysis be if we do not consider spatial relationships? All the above questions are critical theoretical and empirical issues for political scientists belonging to several subfields from Electoral Studies to Comparative Politics, and also for International Relations. In this special issue on methods, our paper introduces political scientists to conceptualizing interdependence between units and how to empirically model these interdependencies using spatial regression. First, the paper presents the building blocks of any feature of spatial data (points, polygons, and raster) and the task of georeferencing. Second, the paper discusses what a spatial matrix (W) is, its varieties and the assumptions we make when choosing one. Third, the paper introduces how to investigate spatial clustering through visualizations (e.g. maps) as well as statistical tests (e.g. Moran's index). Fourth and finally, the paper explains how to model spatial relationships that are of substantive interest to some of our research questions. We conclude by inviting researchers to carefully consider space in their analysis and to reflect on the need, or the lack thereof, to use spatial models.

Statistical Methods in Spatial Epidemiology

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Y. Gebreab
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Spatial Epidemiology ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Spatial Models ◽  
Scan Statistics ◽  
Spatial Dependency ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Spatial Effects ◽  
Clustering Methods

Most studies evaluating relationships between neighborhood characteristics and health neglect to examine and account for the spatial dependency across neighborhoods, that is, how neighboring areas are related to each other, although the possible presence of spatial effects (e.g., spatial dependency, spatial heterogeneity) can potentially influence the results in substantial ways. This chapter first discusses the concept of spatial autocorrelation and then provides an overview of different spatial clustering methods, including Moran’s I and spatial scan statistics as well as different models to map spatial data, for example, spatial Bayesian mapping. Next, this chapter discusses various spatial regression methods used in spatial epidemiology for accounting spatial dependency and/or spatial heterogeneity in modeling the relationships between neighborhood characteristics and health outcomes, including spatial econometric models, Bayesian spatial models, and multilevel spatial models.

scholarly journals An ABC-optimized fuzzy ELECTRE approach for assessing petroleum potential at the petroleum system level

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 580-597
Author(s):  
Mohamad Hamzeh ◽  
Farid Karimipour
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Spatial Models ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Petroleum System ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
System Level ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Petroleum Potential ◽  
Spatial Data Sets

AbstractAn inevitable aspect of modern petroleum exploration is the simultaneous consideration of large, complex, and disparate spatial data sets. In this context, the present article proposes the optimized fuzzy ELECTRE (OFE) approach based on combining the artificial bee colony (ABC) optimization algorithm, fuzzy logic, and an outranking method to assess petroleum potential at the petroleum system level in a spatial framework using experts’ knowledge and the information available in the discovered petroleum accumulations simultaneously. It uses the characteristics of the essential elements of a petroleum system as key criteria. To demonstrate the approach, a case study was conducted on the Red River petroleum system of the Williston Basin. Having completed the assorted preprocessing steps, eight spatial data sets associated with the criteria were integrated using the OFE to produce a map that makes it possible to delineate the areas with the highest petroleum potential and the lowest risk for further exploratory investigations. The success and prediction rate curves were used to measure the performance of the model. Both success and prediction accuracies lie in the range of 80–90%, indicating an excellent model performance. Considering the five-class petroleum potential, the proposed approach outperforms the spatial models used in the previous studies. In addition, comparing the results of the FE and OFE indicated that the optimization of the weights by the ABC algorithm has improved accuracy by approximately 15%, namely, a relatively higher success rate and lower risk in petroleum exploration.

scholarly journals Explainable Spatial Clustering: Leveraging Spatial Data in Radiation Oncology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Wentzel ◽  
Guadalupe Canahuate ◽  
Lisanne V. van Dijk ◽  
Abdallah S.R. Mohamed ◽  
C. David Fuller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Spatial Clustering

Spatial clustering analysis of green economy based on knowledge graph

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Shiyuan Zhou ◽  
Xiaoqin Yang ◽  
Qianli Chang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Membership Degree ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Graph ◽  
Improved Algorithm

By organically combining principal component analysis, spatial autocorrelation algorithm and two-dimensional graph theory clustering algorithm, the comprehensive evaluation model of regional green economy is explored and established. Based on the evaluation index system of regional green economy, this paper evaluates the development of regional green economy comprehensively by using principal component analysis, and evaluates the competitive advantage of green economy and analyzes the spatial autocorrelation based on the evaluation results. Finally, the green economy and local index score as observed values, by using the method of two-dimensional graph clustering analysis of spatial clustering. In view of the fuzzy k –modes cluster membership degree measure method without considering the defects of the spatial distribution of object, double the distance and density measurement of measure method is introduced into the fuzzy algorithm of k –modes, thus in a more reasonable way to update the membership degree of the object. Vote, MUSH-ROOM and ZOO data sets in UCI machine learning library were used for testing, and the F value of the improved algorithm was better than that of the previous one, indicating that the improved algorithm had good clustering effect. Finally, the improved algorithm is applied to the spatial data collected from Baidu Map to cluster, and a good clustering result is obtained, which shows the feasibility and effectiveness of the algorithm applied to spatial data. Results show that the development of green economy using the analysis method of combining quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis, explores the connotation of green economy with space evaluation model is feasible, small make up for the qualitative analysis of the green economy in the past, can objective system to reflect the regional green economic development level, will help policy makers scientific formulating regional economic development strategy, green integrated development of regional green economy from the macroscopic Angle, the development of network system.

Tree-ART2 Learning Model for Spatial Clustering in Second Dimension

2014 ◽  
Vol 543-547 ◽  
pp. 1934-1938
Author(s):  
Ming Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Network Model ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Data Clustering ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Adaptive Resonance Theory ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Resonance Theory ◽  
Adaptive Resonance ◽  
Vector Module

For a clustering algorithm in two-dimension spatial data, the Adaptive Resonance Theory exists not only the shortcomings of pattern drift and vector module of information missing, but also difficultly adapts to spatial data clustering which is irregular distribution. A Tree-ART2 network model was proposed based on the above situation. It retains the memory of old model which maintains the constraint of spatial distance by learning and adjusting LTM pattern and amplitude information of vector. Meanwhile, introducing tree structure to the model can reduce the subjective requirement of vigilance parameter and decrease the occurrence of pattern mixing. It is showed that TART2 network has higher plasticity and adaptability through compared experiments.

SPATIAL AUTOREGRESSIVE (SAR) MODEL WITH ENSEMBLE LEARNING-MULTIPLICATIVE NOISE WITH LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION (CASE ON POVERTY DATA IN EAST JAVA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Dewi Retno Sari Saputro ◽  
Sulistyaningsih Sulistyaningsih ◽  
Purnami Widyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Ensemble Learning ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Lognormal Distribution ◽  
Multiplicative Noise ◽  
Spatial Regression ◽  
Spatial Error ◽  
Spatial Regression Model ◽  
Sar Model ◽  
Spatial Autoregressive

The regression model that can be used to model spatial data is Spatial Autoregressive (SAR) model. The level of accuracy of the estimated parameters of the SAR model can be improved, especially to provide better results and can reduce the error rate by resampling method. Resampling is done by adding noise (noise) to the data using Ensemble Learning (EL) with multiplicative noise. The research objective is to estimate the parameters of the SAR model using EL with multiplicative noise. In this research was also applied a spatial regression model of the ensemble non-hybrid multiplicative noise which has a lognormal distribution of cases on poverty data in East Java in 2016. The results showed that the estimated value of the non-hybrid spatial ensemble spatial regression model with multiplicative noise with a lognormal distribution was obtained from the average parameter estimation of 10 Spatial Error Model (SEM) resulting from resampling. The multiplicative noise used is generated from lognormal distributions with an average of one and a standard deviation of 0.433. The Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) value generated by the non-hybrid spatial ensemble regression model with multiplicative noise with a lognormal distribution is 22.99.

scholarly journals ANALISIS REGRESI SPASIAL DAN POLA PENYEBARAN PADA KASUS DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE (DBD) DI PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Inna Firindra Fatati ◽  
Hari Wijayanto ◽  
Agus M. Sholeh
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Regression ◽  
Spatial Models ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Spatial Effect ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Local Moran ◽  
Spatial Regression Analysis ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Central Java Province

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is one of the diseases that threaten human health. The cases of dengue fever in the district / city certainly has different characteristics, geographic condition, the potential of the region, health facilities, as well as other matters that lie behind them. Based on local moran index values are visualized through thematic maps, some area adjacent quadrant tends to be in the same group. There are two significant quadrant in describing the pattern of spread of dengue cases namely quadrant high-high and lowlow. This indicates a spatial effect on the number of dengue cases, so that the spatial regression analysis. Based on the value of  and AIC, autoregressive spatial models (SAR) is good enough to be used in modeling the number of dengue cases in the province of Central Java. Factors that influence the number of dengue cases Central Java province in 2015 is the number of health centers per 1000 population, the number of polindes per 1000 population, population density (X3), percentage of people with access to drinking water sustainable decent (X6), the percentage of water quality net free of bacteria, fungi and chemicals (X7), and the number of facilities protected springs (X8).

Delineating Grassland Bird Conservation Areas in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rex R. Johnson ◽  
Diane A. Granfors ◽  
Neal D. Niemuth ◽  
Michael E. Estey ◽  
Ronald E. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Prairie Pothole Region ◽  
Grassland Birds ◽  
Spatial Models ◽  
Bird Conservation ◽  
Prairie Pothole ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Grassland Bird ◽  
Landscape Characteristics

Abstract Conservation of birds is increasingly focused on the importance of landscape characteristics to sustain populations. Implementing conservation on a landscape scale requires reliable spatial models that provide biological context for conservation actions. Before species-specific models relating grassland birds to their habitat at landscape scales existed, we created a conceptual model and applied it to spatial data to identify priority grassland habitats for the protection and restoration of populations of area sensitive grassland birds in the Prairie Pothole Region. Since that time, these Grassland Bird Conservation Areas have been widely used to guide conservation, and variations of these models have been adopted in other regions; however, the process used to delineate them (i.e., the conceptual models) is poorly understood by many users. We describe that process here and offer perspectives on the utility and limitations of conceptual models, especially on the value of making assumptions that commonly underlie management decisions explicitly, thereby making the assumptions testable, and hopefully increasing management transparency, credibility, and efficiency.

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