A toolbox for fitting complex spatial point process models using integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA)
Date
12/2012Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
This paper develops methodology that provides a toolbox for routinely fitting complex models to realistic spatial point pattern data. We consider models that are based on log-Gaussian Cox processes and include local interaction in these by considering constructed covariates. This enables us to use integrated nested Laplace approximation and to considerably speed up the inferential task. In addition, methods for model comparison and model assessment facilitate the modelling process. The performance of the approach is assessed in a simulation study. To demonstrate the versatility of the approach, models are tted to two rather dierent examples, a large rainforest data set with covariates and a point pattern with multiple marks.
Citation
Illian , J B , Sorbye , S H & Rue , H 2012 , ' A toolbox for fitting complex spatial point process models using integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA) ' , Annals of Applied Statistics , vol. 6 , no. 4 , pp. 1499-1530 . https://doi.org/10.1214/11-AOAS530
Publication
Annals of Applied Statistics
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1932-6157Type
Journal article
Description
"The authors also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Research Councils UK for Illian"Collections
Items in the St Andrews Research Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.