Spatial Statistics Product Engineers Lauren Scott and Mark Janikas just published a great chapter in the new Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis, edited by Manfred M. Fischer and Arthur Getis. The book features 35 chapters on all sorts of spatial analysis topics, ranging from Spatial Statistics to Space-Time Data Analysis to Econometrics. Lauren and Mark’s chapter outlines the powerful set of tools in the Spatial Statistics toolbox, as well as the diverse set of applications and disciplines that utilize spatial statistics. It is an excellent starting-point for anyone interested in getting started with spatial statistics and learning more about the tools in ArcGIS. The chapter is available for free here: Spatial Statistics in ArcGIS. Check it out!
