spatial pattern analysis
nounUK /ˈspeɪʃəl ˈpætən əˈnæləsɪs/
US /ˈspeɪʃəl ˈpætərn əˈnæləsɪs/
Spatial pattern analysis is the study of where things are and how they are arranged on a map.
Scientists used spatial pattern analysis to see where the trees grew in the forest.
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2. A set of math tools that find shapes and clusters in data tied to places.
The team ran spatial pattern analysis to find clusters of disease in the city.
3. The way researchers check if points on a map are random, grouped, or spread out.
Spatial pattern analysis showed the shops were grouped near the station.
4. A method in ecology for studying how plants and animals are arranged across land.
Spatial pattern analysis helped them map where the birds nested.