Statistical detection and surveillance of geographic clusters. (©2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Rogerson, Ikuho Yamada.
• Other Names: Rogerson, Peter; Yamada, Ikuho
• Contents: Introduction and Overview; Setting the Stage; The Roles of Spatial Statistics in Public Health and Other Fields; Limitations Associated with the Visualization of Spatial Data; Some Fundamental Concepts and Distinctions; Types of Tests for Clustering; Structure of the Book; Software Resources and Sample Data; ; Introductory Spatial Statistics: Description and Inference; Introduction; Mean Center; Median Center; Standard Distance; Relative Standard Distance; Inferential Statistical Tests of Central Tendency and Dispersion; Illustration; Angular Data; Characteristics of Spatial Processes: First-Order and Second-Order Variation; Kernel Density Estimation; K -Functions; Differences and Ratios of Kernel Density Estimators; Differences in K-Functions; ; Global Statistics; Introduction; Nearest Neighbor Statistic; Quadrat Methods; Spatial Dependence: Moran’s I; Geary’s C; A Comparison of Moran’s I and Geary’s C; Oden’s I pop Statistic; Tango’s Statistic and a Spatial Chi-Square Statistic; Getis and Ord’s Global Statistic; Case–Control Data: The Cuzick–Edwards Test; A Global Quadrat Test of Clustering for Case–Control Data; A Modified Cuzick–Edwards Test; ; Local Statistics; Introduction; Local Moran Statistic; Score Statistic; Tango’s CF Statistic; Getis’ Gi Statistic; Stone’s Test; Modeling around Point Sources with Case–Control Data; Cumulative and Maximum Chi-Square Tests as Focused Tests; The Local Quadrat Test and an Introduction to Multiple Testing via the M-Test; ; Tests for the Detection of Clustering, Including Scan Statistics; Introduction; Openshaw et al.’s Geographical Analysis Machine (GAM); Besag and Newell’s Test for the Detection of Clusters; Fotheringham and Zhan’s Method; Cluster Evaluation Permutation Procedure; Exploratory Spatial Analysis Approach of Rushton and Lolonis; Kulldorff’s Spatial Scan Statistic with Variable Window Size; Bonferroni and Sidak Adjustments; Improvements on the Bonferroni Adjustment; Rogerson’s Statistical Method for the Detection of Geographic Clustering; ; Retrospective Detection of Changing Spatial Patterns; Introduction; The Knox Statistic for Space–Time Interaction; Test for a Change in Mean for a Series of Normally Distributed Observations; Retrospective Detection of Change in Multinomial Probabilities; ; Introduction to Statistical Process Control and Nonspatial Cumulative Sum Methods of Surveillance; Introduction; Shewhart Charts; Cumulative Sum (Cusum) Methods; Monitoring Small Counts; Cumulative Sums for Poisson Variables; Cusum Methods for Exponential Data; Other Useful Modifications for Cusum Charts; More on the Choice of Cusum Parameters; Other Methods for Temporal Surveillance; ; Spatial Surveillance and the Monitoring of Global Statistics; Brief Overview of the Development of Methods for Spatial Surveillance; Introduction to Monitoring Global Spatial Statistics; Cumulative Sum Methods and Global Spatial Statistics That Are Observed Periodically; CUSUM Methods and Global Spatial Statistics That Are Updated Periodically; Summary and Discussion; ; Cusum Charts for Local Statistics and for the Simultaneous Monitoring of Many Regions; Monitoring around a Predefined Location; Spatial Surveillance: Separate Charts for Each Region; Monitoring Many Local Statistics Simultaneously; Summary; Appendix; ; More Approaches to the Statistical Surveillance of Geographic Clustering; Introduction; Monitoring Spatial Maxima; Multivariate Cusum Approaches; ; Summary:Associated Tests for Cluster Detection and Surveillance; Introduction; Associated Retrospective Statistical Tests; Associated Prospective Statistical Tests: Regional Surveillance for Quick Detection of Change; References; Author Index; Subject Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (322 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 001.4/22; Statistics -- Graphic methods; Geospatial data; Statistical maps; Surveying; Statistics as Topic; Data Collection; SCIENCE -- Research & Methodology; Geospatial data; Statistical maps; Statistics -- Graphic methods; Surveying; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781584889366; 1584889365; 1281994162; 9781281994165
• Related ISBNs: 9781584889359; 1584889357
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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