ABSTRACT
In Introductory Spatial Analysis, for example, the emphasis is on the statistical analysis of map pattern, while the collection of essays European Progress in Spatial Analysis is much more eclectic, with essays on, for instance, the multivariate analysis of spatial data, spatial interaction modelling, and automated cartography. A classic problem in spatial analysis is the Weberian location problem. Originally conceived by Alfred Weber this posed the question of how to locate a manufacturing plant so as to minimize the total costs of transporting to it a set of raw materials and from it a finished product to the market. One of the geographer's prime tasks is to detect spatial pattern. In choropleth maps this means asking whether an observed spatial distribution displays significant clustering of similar values. An illustration is provided by some research done for an undergraduate dissertation on spatial cognition in Humberside.
