AM7-2 - Stochastic processes

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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). Stochastic processes. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

Learning Objectives: 
  • List the two basic assumptions of the purely random process
  • Exemplify non-stationarity involving first and second order effects
  • Differentiate between isotropic and anisotropic processes
  • Discuss the theory leading to the assumption of intrinsic stationarity
  • Outline the logic behind the derivation of long run expected outcomes of the independent random process using quadrat counts
  • Exemplify deterministic and spatial stochastic processes
  • Justify the stochastic process approach to spatial statistical analysis