linearmarkconnect.Rd
\name{linearmarkconnect}
\alias{linearmarkconnect}
\title{
Mark Connection Function for Multitype Point Pattern on Linear Network
}
\description{
For a multitype point pattern on a linear network,
estimate the mark connection function
from points of type \eqn{i} to points of type \eqn{j}.
}
\usage{
linearmarkconnect(X, i, j, r=NULL, \dots)
}
\arguments{
\item{X}{The observed point pattern,
from which an estimate of the mark connection function
\eqn{p_{ij}(r)}{p[ij](r)} will be computed.
An object of class \code{"lpp"} which
must be a multitype point pattern (a marked point pattern
whose marks are a factor).
}
\item{i}{Number or character string identifying the type (mark value)
of the points in \code{X} from which distances are measured.
Defaults to the first level of \code{marks(X)}.
}
\item{j}{Number or character string identifying the type (mark value)
of the points in \code{X} to which distances are measured.
Defaults to the second level of \code{marks(X)}.
}
\item{r}{numeric vector. The values of the argument \eqn{r}
at which the function
\eqn{p_{ij}(r)}{p[ij](r)} should be evaluated.
There is a sensible default.
First-time users are strongly advised not to specify this argument.
See below for important conditions on \eqn{r}.
}
\item{\dots}{
Arguments passed to \code{\link{linearpcfcross}}
and \code{\link{linearpcf}}.
}
}
\value{
An object of class \code{"fv"} (see \code{\link{fv.object}}).
}
\details{
This is a counterpart of the function \code{\link{markconnect}}
for a point pattern on a linear network (object of class \code{"lpp"}).
The argument \code{i} will be interpreted as
levels of the factor \code{marks(X)}.
If \code{i} is missing, it defaults to the first
level of the marks factor.
The argument \code{r} is the vector of values for the
distance \eqn{r} at which \eqn{p_{ij}(r)}{p[ij](r)}
should be evaluated.
The values of \eqn{r} must be increasing nonnegative numbers
and the maximum \eqn{r} value must not exceed the radius of the
largest disc contained in the window.
}
\references{
Baddeley, A, Jammalamadaka, A. and Nair, G. (to appear)
Multitype point process analysis of spines on the
dendrite network of a neuron.
\emph{Applied Statistics} (Journal of the Royal Statistical
Society, Series C), In press.
}
\section{Warnings}{
The argument \code{i} is interpreted as a
level of the factor \code{marks(X)}. Beware of the usual
trap with factors: numerical values are not
interpreted in the same way as character values.
}
\seealso{
\code{\link{linearpcfcross}},
\code{\link{linearpcf}},
\code{\link{linearmarkequal}},
\code{\link{markconnect}}.
}
\examples{
pab <- linearmarkconnect(chicago, "assault", "burglary")
\dontrun{
plot(alltypes(chicago, linearmarkconnect))
}
}
\author{\adrian
}
\keyword{spatial}
\keyword{nonparametric}