New Methods of Geostatistical Analysis and Graphical Presentation: Distributions of Populations over Territories [Hardcover]

From the Foreword:
`The chief aim of this book is to present the reader with an integrated system of methods dealing with geographical statistics (`geostatistics') and their applications. It sums up developments based on the vast experience accumulated by Professor Bachi over several decades of research. Interest in the quantitative locational aspects of geography and in the common ground of geography and statistics has grown rapidly, involving an ever-increasing spectrum of scientific disciplines ... the present volume will fill a genuine need - as a textbook, as a reference work, and as a practical aid for geographers, applied statisticians, demographers, ecologists, regional planners, economists, professional staff of official statistical agencies, and others.' - E. Peritz, G. Nathan, N. Kadmon.Basic Concepts.- Introducing Geostatistical Methods.- Selected Applications of Geostatical Methods.- Geosets of Populations Distributed over a Predetermined Territory.- Further Considerations on Geosets of Territories.- Graphical Presentation of GeographicalStatistical Data.- Statistical Mapping.- Graphical Rational Patterns.- Comparative Maps.- Parameters Measuring Characteristics of Primary and Derived Geosets.- Proportion and Territorial Coverage of Surpluses, Matches, and Densities.- Centers of Geosets.- Parameters of Dispersions and Oblongity of Geosets.- Parameters of Form.- Parameters of Position of Geosets.- Summary Comparison of Geosets via Calculation of the Minimal Distance between Them.- Minimal Distance between Geosets.- Properties of Minimal Distance.- Decompostion of the Average of the Squares of Minimizing Distances.- Minimal Distance between One Geoset and Another Obtained by Transforming the Coordinates of the First.- Epilouge.- An Overview and Some Concluding Remarks.`The Chief aim of this book is to present the reader with an integrated system of methods dealing with gels­