Paula Moraga

Gebundenes Buch

Spatial Statistics for Data Science

Theory and Practice with R

Beschreibung

Spatial data is crucial to improve decision-making in a wide range of fields including environment, health, ecology, urban planning, economy, and society. This book describes statistical methods, modeling approaches, and visualization techniques to analyze spatial data using R.

Autor

Paula Moraga is Professor of Statistics at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). She received her Master's in Biostatistics from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Valencia. Dr. Moraga develops innovative statistical methods and open-source software for spatial data analysis and health surveillance, including R packages for spatio-temporal modeling, detection of clusters, and travel-related spread of disease. Her work has directly informed strategic policy in reducing the burden of diseases such as malaria and cancer in several countries. Dr. Moraga has published extensively in leading journals, and serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A. She is the author of the book Geospatial Health Data: Modeling and Visualization with R-INLA and Shiny (Chapman & Hall/CRC). Dr. Moraga received the prestigious Letten Prize for her pioneering research in disease surveillance, and her significant contributions to the development of sustainable solutions for health and environment globally.

Produktdetails

• Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9781032633510
• ISBN-10: 1032633514
• Artikelnr.: 69031990