Geografie 1990, 95, 186-194

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie1990095030186

Variability of Spatial Frequency Distribution

Jan Řehák

Socioekonomický ústav ČSAV, Na Zbořenci 3, 120 00 Praha 2, Czechia

A measure of spatial variability (called geostructural variance) is defined for a frequency distribution on a finite set of places in a space whose geographical relations are assessed by a matrix of (generally conceived) distances. A set of measures stemming from the same approach describe the positions and properties of individual places in the geostructure. This complex of characteristics provides a clear-cut way of an analytical diagnostic reflection of the spatial properties of frequency distributions.