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The application of K-function analysis to the geographical distribution of road traffic accident outcomes in Norfolk, England

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  • Jones, Andrew P.
  • Langford, Ian H.
  • Bentham, Graham

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One method applicable to the examination of spatial point patterns of disease, the calculation of K-functions, is presented. The technique is used to determine the degree of clustering exhibited by the residuals from a spatially referenced logit model constructed to ascertain the factors influencing the likelihood of death in a road traffic accident. This was done to test if there was some systematic geographical factor influencing outcome not adequately controlled for in the model. K-functions are extremely versatile, overcoming many of the problems of incorporating the notion of scale associated with traditional methods of spatial autocorrelation. Recently software has become available which allows their calculation in an easy to use Geographical Information System style environment. This study illustrates the relevance of the method, not only to the analysis of data on mortality and morbidity, but also to the examination of the residuals from any spatial regression.

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  • Jones, Andrew P. & Langford, Ian H. & Bentham, Graham, 1996. "The application of K-function analysis to the geographical distribution of road traffic accident outcomes in Norfolk, England," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 42(6), pages 879-885, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:42:y:1996:i:6:p:879-885
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    1. Eric Marcon & Florence Puech, 2009. "Generalizing Ripley's K function to inhomogeneous populations," Working Papers halshs-00372631, HAL.
    2. Masashi Miyagawa, 2012. "Joint distribution of distances to the first and the second nearest facilities," Journal of Geographical Systems, Springer, vol. 14(2), pages 209-222, April.
    3. Dereli, Mehmet Ali & Erdogan, Saffet, 2017. "A new model for determining the traffic accident black spots using GIS-aided spatial statistical methods," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 106-117.

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