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  • A new interpretation of the inference test for the spatial scan statistic

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    Spatial cluster analysis is considered an important technique for the elucidation of disease causes and epidemiological surveillance. Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic, defined as a likelihood ratio, is the usual measure of the strength of… read more
    … work, this adjustment is not done in an even manner for all possible cluster sizes. We propose a modification to the … and Ricardo H. Caldeira Takahashi4 1Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Ouro Branco, Brazil; 2Statistics, … work, this adjustment is not done in an even manner for all possible cluster sizes (3). Methods We pose a modified …
  • Mapping the uncertainty of non-contagious disease clusters boundaries in Brazil

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    The intrinsic variability that exists in the cases counting data for aggregated-area maps amounts to a corresponding uncertainty in the delineation of the most likely cluster found by methods based on the spatial scan statistics [3]. If this cluster… read more
    … simply discard them in a disease prevention program? Do all the areas inside the detected cluster have the same … simply discard them in a disease prevention program? Do all the areas inside the detected cluster have the same … A spatial scan statistic. Commun Statist Theor Meth. 1997;26:1481�96. *Sabino Ferreira E-mail: sabino@est.ufmg.br …
  • Non-parametric intensity bounds for the visualization of disease clusters

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    Consider the most likely disease cluster produced by any given method, like SaTScan,  for the detection and inference of spatial clusters in a map divided into areas; if this cluster is found to be statistically significant, what could be… read more
    … to exclude them from a health program of prevention? Do all the areas inside the cluster have the same importance … to exclude them from a health program of prevention? Do all the areas inside the cluster have the same importance … Conley J. Interactive detection of spatial clusters. Adv Dis Surveillance 2008;5:37. 4 Boscoe FP, McLaughlin C, …