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Entropy, Theory Construction and Spatial Analysis

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  • E S Sheppard

    (Department of Geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA)

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The framework of Bayesian inference is proposed as a structure for unifying those highly disparate approaches to entropy modelling that have appeared in geography to date, and is used to illuminate the possibilities and shortcomings of some of these models. The inadequacy of most descriptive entropy statistics for measuring the information in a spatially-autocorrelated map is described. The contention that entropy maximization in itself provides theoretical justification for spatial models is critically evaluated. It is concluded that entropy should, first and foremost, be regarded as a technique to expand our methods of statistical inference and hypothesis testing, rather than one of theory construction.

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  • E S Sheppard, 1976. "Entropy, Theory Construction and Spatial Analysis," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 8(7), pages 741-752, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:8:y:1976:i:7:p:741-752
    DOI: 10.1068/a080741
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    1. Allen J. Scott, 1971. "A Model of Nodal Entropy in a Transportation Network with Congestion Costs," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 5(2), pages 204-211, May.
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    1. Barry M. Moriarty, 1993. "Geography And Regional Science: Interdisciplinary Disciplines Of Area Analysis," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 23(1), pages 51-63, Summer.

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