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Ripley's K function: a standalone construct

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Spatial statistics

a second-order summary of a point pattern giving the expected number of further points within a distance of a typical point.

In spatial statistics, Ripley's K function refers to a second-order summary of a point pattern giving the expected number of further points within a distance of a typical point. This meaning comes from Ripley (1976) in Journal of Applied Probability.[1]

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References

Ripley, B. D. (1976). The second-order analysis of stationary point processes. Journal of Applied Probability, 13(2), 255-266. https://doi.org/10.2307/3212829

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