GIS & Geospatial Technologies: Spatial Statistics

Thanks to the superb knowledge of Lauren Scott, ESRI's prime Geoprocessing Spatial Statistics Product Engineer, here is a list of excellent resources to get you started on the road of spatial statistics.

Short Videos

• Performing Proper Density Analysis
• Hot Spot Analysis Part 1
• Hot Spot Analysis Part 2
• Hot Spot Analysis Part 3

  Tutorials/Training

• Virtual Campus Training Seminar: Regression Analysis Basics  
• Virtual Campus Training Seminar: Introduction to Spatial Statistics
• Hot Spot Analysis Tutorial
• Regression Analysis Tutorial
• Integrating R and ArcGIS
• GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook by David W. Allen - Chapters 3, 7 & 8

Online Documentation

• An Overview of the Spatial Statistics Toolbox
• How Hot Spot Analysis Works
• Regression Analysis Basics
• Picking the Right Conceptualization of Spatial Relationships

ArcUser Articles

• Crime Analysis
• Disease Analysis
• Real Estate Analysis
• Answering WHY Questions
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