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Bayesian statistics in spatial analysis  

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  • Bayesian maximum entropy (BME) is a group of spatial analysis techniques that are used to study natural systems (physical, biological, health, social, financial, and cultural) and their attributes. Methodologically, spatial BME analysis is a synthesis of stochastics theory with epistematics principles. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Bayesian Statistics in Spatial Analysis]

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