exploratory spatial data analysis
type: Concept
definition: Exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) is an approach to the analysis of spatial data employing a number of techniques, many of which are graphical or interactive. It aims to uncover patterns in the data without rigorously specified statistical models. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA)]
broader: geographic information systems
broader: analytical methods

geographic information systems
type: Concept
narrower: exploratory spatial data analysis

analytical methods
type: Concept
narrower: exploratory spatial data analysis

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: exploratory spatial data analysis