<P><EM>Modern Statistical Methodology and Software for Analyzing Spatial Point Patterns</EM></P><P><STRONG>Spatial Point Patterns: Methodology and Applications with R</STRONG> shows scientific researchers and applied statisticians from a wide range of fields how to analyze their spatial point pattern data. Making the techniques accessible to non-mathematicians, the authors draw on their 25 years of software development experiences, methodological research, and broad scientific collaborations to deliver a book that clearly and succinctly explains concepts and addresses real scientific questions.</P><P><EM>Practical Advice on Data Analysis and Guidance on the Validity and Applicability of Methods</EM></P><P></P><P>The first part of the book gives an introduction to R software, advice about collecting data, information about handling and manipulating data, and an accessible introduction to the basic concepts of point processes. The second part presents tools for exploratory data analysis,