[R-sig-ME] zero-inflated models with spatial autocorrelation

[Ben Bolker]

Ricardo Lima <rfaustinol at ...> writes:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any R package that allows to create zero-inflated models with
> spatial autocorrelation?
> 
> Best regards,
> RICARDO Lima

  Not really, if you mean continuous (geostatistical-style) spatial
autocorrelation. In principle, you can code it yourself in AD Model
Builder, or WinBUGS, or Stan ...

http://www.admb-project.org/examples/spatial-models

  This (and even the simpler case of a 'proper' GLMM with spatial
autocorrelation in a latent observation-level random variable) is
a surprisingly missing component in the available R toolbox, as far
as I know.  INLA _might_ do the simpler (non-ZI) case.  I have thought
about some ways to implement this in the development version of lme4,
but so far it's a gleam in my eye.

  I would also check out

http://www.highstat.com/book4.htm