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title: "Introduction to spconform: Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Conformal Prediction"
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```{r, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  collapse = TRUE,
  comment = "#>",
  fig.width = 6.5,
  fig.height = 5,
  fig.align = "center",
  eval = requireNamespace("sp", quietly = TRUE)
)
```

```{r setup}
library(spconform)
```

## Overview

`spconform` provides distribution-free, finite-sample prediction intervals for spatial and spatio-temporally dependent data by relaxing the standard exchangeability assumption. It provides two foundational procedures:

- `scp_geostatistical()` for point-referenced (geostatistical) data, implementing locally weighted split conformal prediction with spatial (and spatio-temporal) distance kernels.
- `scp_areal()` for areal (lattice) data, implementing neighbourhood-weighted leave-one-out conformal prediction based on graph adjacency structures.
- `diagnose()` for comprehensive multi-panel diagnostics: assessing marginal validity, Winkler Interval Score (WIS) sharpness, conditional coverage across spatial strata, boundary effects, and Moran's $I$ spatial residual autocorrelation.

Both procedures are **model-agnostic**: you can supply any point predictor (e.g., Random Forest, Kriging, GAM, Splines, or Neural Networks), and `spconform` constructs finite-sample valid prediction intervals regardless of model misspecification.

---

## 1. Geostatistical (Point-Referenced) Prediction

We illustrate the workflow on the `meuse` river dataset (Pebesma and Bivand 2005), a classic environmental spatial benchmark.

```{r}
library(sp)
data(meuse)

coords <- as.matrix(meuse[, c("x", "y")])
coords_scaled <- scale(coords)
y <- log(meuse$zinc)
```

### Visualizing the Spatial Layout

```{r fig-layout}
plot(meuse$x, meuse$y, col = rgb(0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 0.6), pch = 19,
     xlab = "Easting (m)", ylab = "Northing (m)",
     main = "Meuse River Topsoil Sampling Locations (n = 155)")
```

### Defining a Model-Agnostic Predictor

`scp_geostatistical()` accepts any prediction function with signature `function(s_train, y_train, s_new)`:

```{r}
pred_fun <- function(s_train, y_train, s_new) {
  df_tr <- data.frame(y = y_train, x1 = s_train[, 1], x2 = s_train[, 2])
  df_new <- data.frame(x1 = s_new[, 1], x2 = s_new[, 2])
  fit <- lm(y ~ x1 + x2 + I(x1^2) + I(x2^2) + I(x1 * x2), data = df_tr)
  as.numeric(predict(fit, newdata = df_new))
}
```

### Fitting Locally Weighted Conformal Prediction Intervals

We split the observations into 70% training and 30% independent testing, generating 90% prediction intervals ($\alpha = 0.10$):

```{r}
set.seed(42)
n <- nrow(coords_scaled)
train_idx <- sample(n, floor(0.70 * n))
test_idx  <- setdiff(seq_len(n), train_idx)

s_train <- coords_scaled[train_idx, ]; y_train <- y[train_idx]
s_test  <- coords_scaled[test_idx, ];  y_test  <- y[test_idx]

out <- scp_geostatistical(
  s_train = s_train,
  y_train = y_train,
  s0 = s_test,
  pred_fun = pred_fun,
  alpha = 0.10,
  split = 0.50,
  seed = 123
)

print(out)
summary(out)

# Standard S3 methods for seamless integration with R workflows:
head(predict(out, interval = "prediction"))
head(residuals(out, y_true = y_test, type = "abs"))
head(as.data.frame(out))
```

```{r fig-intervals}
plot(out, y_true = y_test)
```

---

## 2. Comprehensive Diagnostic Suite (`diagnose()`)

`spconform` includes an advanced spatial diagnostic tool that evaluates:
1. **Marginal Coverage** and the strictly proper **Winkler Interval Score (WIS)**.
2. **Spatial Residual Autocorrelation (Moran's $I$)** to verify absence of unmodeled spatial error clustering.
3. **Conditional Coverage across Spatial Strata Quadrants**.
4. **Boundary Proximity Effects** via 2D convex hull geometric analysis.

```{r fig-diagnostics, fig.width = 7.5, fig.height = 6}
# Generate structured diagnostic object
diag_res <- diagnose(out, y_true = y_test, s_test = s_test, plot = FALSE)

# S3 print method displays text summary including Moran's I
print(diag_res)

# S3 plot method produces multi-panel spatial diagnostic layout
plot(diag_res)
```

---

## 3. Areal (Lattice) Conformal Prediction

`scp_areal()` constructs distribution-free prediction intervals for areal units (polygons, counties, grid cells) linked by graph adjacency matrices:

```{r}
# Aggregate Meuse observations onto a 6x6 spatial grid
xbreaks <- seq(min(meuse$x), max(meuse$x), length.out = 7)
ybreaks <- seq(min(meuse$y), max(meuse$y), length.out = 7)

meuse$cell_x  <- cut(meuse$x, xbreaks, include.lowest = TRUE, labels = FALSE)
meuse$cell_y  <- cut(meuse$y, ybreaks, include.lowest = TRUE, labels = FALSE)
meuse$cell_id <- (meuse$cell_y - 1) * 6 + meuse$cell_x

agg <- aggregate(log(zinc) ~ cell_id, data = meuse, FUN = mean)
names(agg) <- c("cell_id", "y")
cell_coords <- unique(meuse[, c("cell_id", "cell_x", "cell_y")])
agg <- merge(agg, cell_coords, by = "cell_id")
agg <- agg[order(agg$cell_id), ]

# Construct Rook/Queen graph adjacency matrix
n_cells <- nrow(agg)
adj <- matrix(0, n_cells, n_cells)
for (i in 1:n_cells) {
  for (j in 1:n_cells) {
    if (i != j) {
      dx <- abs(agg$cell_x[i] - agg$cell_x[j])
      dy <- abs(agg$cell_y[i] - agg$cell_y[j])
      if (dx <= 1 && dy <= 1) adj[i, j] <- 1
    }
  }
}

# Run 80% Areal Conformal Prediction
out_areal <- scp_areal(y = agg$y, adjacency = adj, alpha = 0.20, decay = 1.0)
print(out_areal)
coverage_report(out_areal, agg$y)
```

```{r fig-areal-intervals}
plot(out_areal, y_true = agg$y)
```

---

## 4. Software Architecture & Portability

`spconform` is implemented in 100% pure Base R (importing only standard `stats`, `graphics`, and `grDevices`), ensuring:
- **Zero Heavy Dependencies**: Installs instantly without compilers or external C++ libraries.
- **Universal Portability**: 13/13 Green status across all Linux, macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel), and Windows platforms.
- **Strict Reproducibility**: Autonomous execution scripts that replicate all findings in sub-second speeds.

---

## References

- Mao, H., Martin, R., and Reich, B. J. (2024). Valid Model-Free Spatial Prediction. *Journal of the American Statistical Association*, 119(546), 904–914. \doi{10.1080/01621459.2022.2147531}
- Pebesma, E. J., and Bivand, R. S. (2005). Classes and Methods for Spatial Data in R. *R News*, 5(2), 9–13.
- Winkler, R. L. (1972). A Decision-Theoretic Approach to Interval Estimation. *Journal of the American Statistical Association*, 67(337), 187–191.
- Vovk, V., Gammerman, A., and Shafer, G. (2005). *Algorithmic Learning in a Random World*. Springer.