hexDensity

MaRDI QIDQ7372350CRANFDO

Authors Quoc Hoang Nguyen, Yunshun Chen

Last update 28 August 2026

Copyright license GNU General Public License, version 2.0, GNU General Public License, version 3.0

Software version identifier PACKAGES.rds, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.8, 1.4.9, 1.4.10, 1.4.11

Description

Kernel density estimation with hexagonal grid for bivariate data. Hexagonal grid has many beneficial properties like equidistant neighbours and less edge bias, making it better for spatial analyses than the more commonly used rectangular grid. Carr, D. B. et al. (1987) <doi:10.2307/2289444>. Diggle, P. J. (2010) <doi:10.1201/9781420072884>. Hill, B. (2017) <https://blog.bruce-hill.com/meandering-triangles>. Jones, M. C. (1993) <doi:10.1007/BF00147776>.

Cites work

• Handbook of spatial statistics.
• Scatterplot Matrix Techniques for Large N
• Simple boundary correction for kernel density estimation

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