Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Mathematical Sciences
Date of Award
8-2016
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Edith Seier, Ph.D.
Committee Members
Michele L. Joyner, Ph.D., Robert M. Price Jr., Ph.D.
Abstract
In this thesis, the basic tools of spatial statistics and time series analysis are applied to the case study of the earthquakes in a certain geographical region and time frame. Then some of the existing methods for joint analysis of time and space are described and applied. Finally, additional research questions about the spatial-temporal distribution of the earthquakes are posed and explored using statistical plots and models. The focus in the last section is in the relationship between number of events per year and maximum magnitude and its effect on how clustered the spatial distribution is and the relationship between distances in time and space in between consecutive events as well as the distribution of the distances.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Soale, Abdul-Nasah, "Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Point Patterns" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3120. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3120
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
Included in
Applied Statistics Commons, Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series Commons, Spatial Science Commons