Abstract
A common assumption while analyzing spatial point processes is direction invariance, i.e., isotropy. In this article, we propose a formal nonparametric approach to test for isotropy based on the asymptotic joint normality of the sample second-order intensity function. We derive an L(2) consistent subsampling estimator for the asymptotic covariance matrix of the sample second-order intensity function and use this to construct a test statistic with a chi(2) limiting distribution. We demonstrate the efficacy of the approach through simulation studies and an application to a desert plant data set, where our approach confirms suspected directional effects in the spatial distribution of the desert plant species.
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