Generalizing the Convex Hull of a Sample: The R Package alphahull
This paper presents the R package <b>alphahull</b> which implements the α-convex hull and the α-shape of a finite set of points in the plane. These geometric structures provide an informative overview of the shape and properties of the point set. Unlike the convex hull, the α-convex hull...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Foundation for Open Access Statistics
2010-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Statistical Software |
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Online Access: | http://www.jstatsoft.org/v34/i05/paper |