PoC: Extension of Multivariate Kernel Density Estimation with Anonymized Geo-coordinates

• Key Reference Paper: https://academic.oup.com/jrsssa/article/180/1/161/7068203.
• The Extension: Incorporating a regression model into the density estimation of coordinates.
• Comparison Method: Implemented as the dbivr function in the KernelHeaping package: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Kernelheaping/index.html.

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Usage Instructions

• The script evaluation.R (found in the inst/scripts folder) contains the code to run simulation studies comparing the extension with the dbivr method.
• The script utilizes the following functionalities, which are provided as functions in separate scripts and called via the source command:
  • Generation of simulated geo-coordinate datasets.
  • Estimation of coordinate density using both the extension and the dbivr method.
  • Parameterized function for conducting simulation studies and calculating comparison metrics.