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The experimental variogram is a convenient tool for the analysis of spatial data as it is based on a simple measure of dissimilarity. Its theoretical counterpart reveals that a broad class of phenomena are adequately described by it, including phenomena of unbounded variation. When the variation is bounded, the variogram is equivalent to a covariance function.
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For functions, in opposition to matrices, no distinction is usually made between “definite” and “semi-definite”.
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Wackernagel, H. (1995). Variogram and Covariance Function. In: Multivariate Geostatistics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03098-1_5
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