Spatial Sampling Design Using Generalized Neyman–Scott Process

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2021

Abstract

In this paper we introduce a new procedure for spatial sampling design. It is found in previous studies (Zhu and Stein in J Agric Biol Environ Stat 11:24–44, 2006) that the optimal sampling design for spatial prediction with estimated parameters is nearly regular with a few clustered points. The pattern is similar to a generalization of the Neyman–Scott (GNS) process (Yau and Loh in Statistica Sinica 22:1717–1736, 2012) which allows for regularity in the parent process. This motivates the use of a realization of the GNS process as sampling design points. This method translates the high-dimensional optimization problem of selecting sampling sites into a low-dimensional optimization problem of searching for the optimal parameter sets in the GNS process. Simulation studies indicate that the proposed sampling design algorithm is more computationally efficient than traditional methods while achieving similar minimization of the criterion functions. While the traditional methods become computationally infeasible for sample size larger than a hundred, the proposed algorithm is applicable to a size as large as n= 1024. A real data example of finding the optimal spatial design for predicting sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean is also considered.

Identifier

85091114460 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-020-00413-3

e-ISSN

15372693

ISSN

10857117

First Page

105

Last Page

127

Issue

1

Volume

26

Grant

TRIPODS CCF-1934884

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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