Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
Fire ecologists face many challenges regarding the statistical analyses of their studies. Hurlbert (1984) brought the problem of pseudoreplication to the scientific community’s attention in the mid 1980’s. Now, there is a new issue in the form of spatial autocorrelation. Spatial autocorrelation, if present, violates the traditional statistical assumption of observational independence. What, if anything, can the fire ecology community do about this new problem? An understanding of spatial autocorrelation, and knowledge of available methods used to reduce the effect of spatial autocorrelation and pseudoreplication will greatly assist fire ecology researchers.
Repository Citation
Bataineh, Amanda L.; Oswald, Brian P.; Bataineh, Mohammad M.; Unger, Daniel; Hung, I-Kuai; and Scognamillo, Daniel, "Spatial Autocorrelation and Pseudoreplication in Fire Ecology" (2006). Faculty Publications. 378.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/forestry/378
