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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… Department, University of Brası́lia, Brası́lia, Brazil E-mail: fernandoluizoliveira@est.ufmg.br Objective Given an … -
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… Int J Health Geograph. 2011;10:47. *Luiz Duczmal E-mail: duczmal@ufmg.br (page number not for citation purpose) … -
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… Statist Theor Meth. 1997;26:1481�96. *Sabino Ferreira E-mail: sabino@est.ufmg.br (page number not for citation …