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Area of Science:

  • Spatial statistics
  • Point process analysis
  • Statistical inference

Background:

  • Stationarity is a key assumption in spatial point process modeling.
  • Assessing stationarity is crucial for reliable analysis of spatial data.
  • Existing methods may rely on parametric assumptions or visual inspection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel, non-parametric formal method for testing stationarity in spatial point processes.
  • To provide a statistically rigorous approach for identifying nonstationary spatial data.
  • To demonstrate the applicability of the test across various spatial point process models.

Main Methods:

  • The test statistic is derived from integrated squared deviations of observed event counts from estimated means under stationarity.
  • Asymptotic distribution of the test statistic is shown to be a functional of a two-dimensional Brownian motion.
  • The test is conducted by comparing the calculated statistic to critical values from this distribution.

Main Results:

  • The proposed test statistic converges in distribution to a known functional of Brownian motion.
  • The method is robust, requiring only weak dependence conditions and no parametric model assumptions.
  • Simulations and two real data applications demonstrate the test's efficacy in confirming nonstationarity.

Conclusions:

  • The developed formal method provides a powerful tool for testing stationarity in spatial point processes.
  • The test successfully confirmed suspected nonstationarity in previously analyzed real datasets.
  • This non-parametric approach broadens the scope of applicability for stationarity testing in spatial statistics.