Moran’s I
Measure of spatial autocorrelation/dependence.
Could be used to measure correlation of HIV virions with other cells.
http://www.rspatial.org/analysis/rst/3-spauto.html
Geary’s C
Similar to Moran’s I, but more sensitive to local spatial autocorrelation.
Join-count Index
As above, but for binary data.
Poisson Process Test
Measure significance of clustering with respect to the Poisson process.
Could also measure clustering of cells in HIV+ regions.
http://www.huber.embl.de/msmb/Chap-Images.html#ref-MeckeSG2013
Ripley’s K Function Test
Also measures clustering with respect to Ripley’s K Function
http://www.rspatial.org/analysis/rst/3-spauto.html