GC2-3 - Non-linearity relationships and non-Gaussian distributions

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Author and Citation Info: 

DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Non-linearity relationships and non-Gaussian distributions. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

Learning Objectives: 
  • Understand how some machine learning methods might be more adept at modeling or representing such distributions
  • Define non-linear and non-Gaussian distributions in a geospatial data environment
  • Exemplify non-linear and non-Gaussian distributions in a geospatial data environment