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Area of Science:

  • Spatial statistics
  • Geoinformatics
  • Fractal geometry

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  • Statistical modeling of spatial point patterns commonly involves testing for spatial randomness.
  • Traditional methods include quadrat counts and distance-based analyses.
  • Fractal dimension is often used descriptively, not inferentially.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new inferential statistical test for spatial randomness.
  • To introduce a method based on fractal dimension calculated via box-counting.
  • To provide a graphical test using log-log plots for box-counting dimension.

Main Methods:

  • Fractal dimension calculation using the box-counting method.
  • Development of a graphical test based on log-log plots.
  • Performance evaluation through simulation studies and analysis of a COVID-19 dataset.

Main Results:

  • The proposed fractal dimension-based test demonstrates good performance.
  • The method serves as a viable alternative to classical distance-based strategies.
  • Simulation results and real-world data analysis support the method's efficacy.

Conclusions:

  • The fractal dimension, via box-counting, offers a robust inferential test for spatial randomness.
  • This methodology provides a valuable addition to the toolkit for spatial point pattern analysis.
  • The approach is effective and comparable to established statistical tests.