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Separating tissue loss from real interaction using inhomogeneous estimators

Tissue loss can mimic real interaction in spatial analysis, creating false repulsion patterns. A simulated scar and data from 31 animals after ischemia demonstrate how inhomogeneous estimators, random labelling, and brms solve this problem. The approach separates genuine biological interaction from artifacts of damaged tissue. For data scientists working with spatial point patterns, this is a practical method worth exploring. If you want to see how complex models become simpler, our piece on Usul's neural network translation offers a parallel path.