CircularDispersal: Calculation of the Circular Dispersal of the Azimuths

In VecStatGraphs2D: Vector Analysis using Graphical and Analytical Methods in 2D

Description

This function calculates the circular dispersal from a set of input azimuths.

Usage

CircularDispersal(azimuths)

Arguments

azimuths

Vector containing the values of the azimuths

Details

One way to get a set of azimuths from X and Y coordinates of the vectors is to use the LoadData function.

In the case of uniform distribution, this value is infinite, and with values close to 0, a highly concentrated data distribution is expected.

Value

The value circular dispersal of all input azimuths.

Author(s)

Ruiz-Cuetos, J.C., [e-mail], Felicisimo, A.M., [e-mail], Cuartero, A., [e-mail], Polo, M.E., [e-mail], Rodriguez, P.G. [e-mail]

References

Fisher N.I. (1995) Statistical analysis of circular data. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.

Website http://gim.unex.es/VecStatGraphs2D/

See Also

MeanModule, MeanAzimuth, CircularVariance, CircularStandardDeviation,

KurtosisAzimuthCoefficient, VonMisesParameter,

SkewnessAzimuthCoefficient, AllAzimuthStatistics.

Examples

   FileName<-system.file("data/RectangularData.txt", package="VecStatGraphs2D")
   dat<-LoadData(FileName, Type=2)
   azimuths<-dat[,2]
   CircularDispersal(azimuths)

VecStatGraphs2D documentation built on May 2, 2019, 12:36 p.m.