On Some Analytical Statistics for Geographic Patterns: From Non-linearity to Linearity

Jean Paelinck

INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, 2011, issue 21, 11-18

Abstract: In Getis and Paelinck (L’Espace Géographique, 2004, No 1) someanalytical indices for geographic patterns were proposed; one of them was a Chaitin conditional complexity index, c, based on the observed coordinates. This index was reanalyzed, and showed a large variability as a function of those coordinates.A new index of «peakiness», p, is proposed, tested, and applied to French data relating to «upper» employment in 37 areas of the Rhône-Alpes region (centered around Lyons).

Keywords: Complexity; concentration; patterns (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C00 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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