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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 …