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Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution

Mini Dissertation (MSc (Advanced Data Analytics))--University of Pretoria, 2021.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/83397 Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution De Waal, Alta u11073617@tuks.co.za Cowley, Charl Arthur Henry UCTD Spatial dependence Mini Dissertation (MSc (Advanced Data Analytics))--University of Pretoria, 2021. When modelling univariate count data, the Poisson distribution is a popular choice that is routinely studied by academics and applied by practitioners. It does not, however, allow for the modelling of dependencies found in real-world datasets. The Poisson distribution is particulary insufficient when modelling overdispersed and spatially dependent data. It is for this reason that extensions of the Poisson distribution that are known to perform well in these two areas are considered. Poisson mixture regression is effective at modelling overdispersed data and Gaussian Process/Kriging is a well-known method for capturing spatial dependence. A framework is created within which exploratory spatial metrics are categorised. Model accuracy is evaluated in terms of model fit through a residual analysis and Mean-Square Error (MSE) evaluation. The model’s ability to capture spatial dependence is evaluated with a confusion matrix. This gives us a range of tools to assess in what manner an extension outperform its counterparts. We then decide which of the Poisson mixture regression and Gaussian Process/Kriging models achieve the best performance on a dataset with given spatial characteristics. Expansions to the exploratory spatial framework, modelling techniques and accuracy measures that are not considered here, are also suggested for further work. Lightstone Statistics MSc (Advanced Data Analytics) Unrestricted 2022-01-19T12:33:37Z 2022-01-19T12:33:37Z 2022-05 2021 Mini Dissertation Cowley, CAH 2022 Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution, MSc Mini-dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83397 A2022 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83397 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
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Spatial dependence
Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution
title Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution
title_full Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution
title_fullStr Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution
title_full_unstemmed Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution
title_short Modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the Poisson distribution
title_sort modelling spatial dependence using extensions of the poisson distribution
topic UCTD
Spatial dependence
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83397