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I've seen the term "complete spatial randomness" widely used in literature but can't figure out who was the first to coin it. Who originated it, and is there a paper it can be cited to?

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  • $\begingroup$ This question strikes me as off-topic, because it's not statistical in nature (not seeking statistical advice). This seems to be a very basic research skill that you should have if you're writing research papers. Surely, one of the hits on a Google Scholar search would lead you to the answer that you seek... $\endgroup$
    – Marquis de Carabas
    Commented Apr 12, 2016 at 22:12
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    $\begingroup$ I think it is statistical in nature. CSR is a statistical term, and knowing who came up with it and when reflects on the methodology used to calculate and analyze point patterns. It is also a matter of whether this is the term to use when describing point pattern that is random. The literature I came across so far did not have a reference as to who coined the term. Does that make sense? $\endgroup$
    – Randel Marsh
    Commented Apr 12, 2016 at 22:28
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    $\begingroup$ I have taken the liberty of editing the question somewhat. Reference requests are on-topic on this site, indeed we have a references.tag, and rephrasing the question in this way seems to consistent with what you want. (Feel free to revert my changes if you think they're unhelpful. I removed the detail that "I need it for a paper", as that isn't particularly relevant on this site.) $\endgroup$
    – Silverfish
    Commented Apr 12, 2016 at 22:57
  • $\begingroup$ Thanks, @Silverfish, I wasn't aware of the references tag. You learn something new everyday $\endgroup$
    – Marquis de Carabas
    Commented Apr 12, 2016 at 23:04

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The term appears in

Diggle, P.J., Besag, J. & Gleaves, J.T. 1976. Statistical analysis of spatial point patterns by means of distance methods. Biometrics 32: 659–667. http://doi.org/10.2307/2529754

Besag, J. & Diggle, P.J. 1977. Simple Monte Carlo tests for spatial pattern. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (applied Statistics) 26: 327–333. http://doi.org/10.2307/2346974

and in several other papers from the middle 1970s on.

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