ABSTRACT
Statistical data often has associated a temporal and spatial coordinate reference system. Spatial statistics is the set of techniques to collect, visualize, and analyze statistical data taking into account their spatial coordinates. Therefore, spatial statistics is a natural tool when the interest lies on the geographical analysis of actuarial risk. To describe the spatial statistics methods, we need to consider first the spatial data nature. Spatial data can be classified into four types according to the stochastic nature of the random component in the statistical data: point pattern, random surface, spatial interaction and areal data.
