A Versatile Test for Clustering and a Proximity Analysis of Neurons

Abstract:

A test for nonrandom patterns in populations of “cells” of binary attributes is formulated for applications in settings where it is impossible or impractical to completely specify the adjacency matrix, as in circumstances involving enormous numbers of cells and/or censored data. Applications are made to problems concerning spatial distributions of specially labeled cells in nervous system research.

Key-words

Clustering - Contiguities - Cell Adjacency Configurations - Neuron Patterns

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