A hybrid (Baddeley, Turner, Mateu and Bevan, 2012)
is a point process model created by combining two or more
point process models, or an interpoint interaction created by combining
two or more interpoint interactions.
The function is.hybrid
is generic, with methods for
point process models (objects of class "ppm"
)
and point process interactions
(objects of class "interact"
).
These functions return TRUE
if the object x
is a hybrid,
and FALSE
if it is not a hybrid.
Hybrids of two or more interpoint interactions
are created by the function Hybrid
.
Such a hybrid interaction can then be fitted to point pattern data
using ppm
.