Using the maximum clustering heterogeneous set-proportion to select the maximum window size for the spatial scan statistic
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61829-y
Abstract: The spatial scan statistic has been widely used to detect spatial clusters that are of common interest in many health-related problems. However, in most situations, different scan parameters, especially the maximum window size (MWS), result… read more here.
Keywords: maximum clustering; spatial scan; scan statistic; set proportion ... See more keywords
Detecting the spatial clustering of exposure-response relationships with estimation error: a novel spatial scan statistic.
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DOI: 10.1111/biom.13861
Abstract: Detecting the spatial clustering of the exposure-response relationship (ERR) between environmental risk factors and health-related outcomes plays important roles in disease control and prevention, such as identifying highly sensitive regions, exploring the causes of heterogeneous… read more here.
Keywords: estimation error; scan statistic; spatial scan; spatial clustering ... See more keywords
A log-Weibull spatial scan statistic for time to event data
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DOI: 10.1186/s12942-018-0137-9
Abstract: BackgroundSpatial scan statistics have been used for the identification of geographic clusters of elevated numbers of cases of a condition such as disease outbreaks. These statistics accompanied by the appropriate distribution can also identify geographic… read more here.
Keywords: spatial scan; scan statistic; log weibull; time ... See more keywords