Research Article

Testing Complete Spatial Randomness on Linear Networks: Leon County Traffic Accident Example

Volume: 43 Number: 4 December 27, 2022
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Testing Complete Spatial Randomness on Linear Networks: Leon County Traffic Accident Example

Abstract

A relatively new sub-area within this is the statistical analysis of point processes on linear networks, that is, processes of events occurring randomly in space but with locations constrained to lie on a linear network. For example, traffic accidents occur at random locations constrained to lie on a network of streets. In this case, the network is idealized as a network of line segments in the plane or three-dimensional space. The development of statistical techniques for the analysis of point processes on linear networks is still in its infancy. Many standard statistical techniques for analyzing point processes cannot be directly applied to data arising from linear networks and require suitable modification. Test of Complete Spatial Randomness (CSR) for point processes on the plane based on quadrat counts or nearest neighbors cannot be applied to point processes on linear networks. This paper defines a Voronoi tessellation of the linear network which uses the shortest path distance along the network instead of Euclidean distance, and then develops a chi-square test of CSR for linear networks based on the event counts in the tiles of this tessellation. This test is applied to data on traffic accidents in Leon County, Florida, USA.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Statistics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 27, 2022

Submission Date

May 24, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 1, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 43 Number: 4

APA
Demirsoy, I. (2022). Testing Complete Spatial Randomness on Linear Networks: Leon County Traffic Accident Example. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 43(4), 769-776. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1120685

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