Non-Parametric Ecological Regression and Spatial Variation

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 670-688

  Natário, Isabel ^a   Knorr Held, Leonhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease mapping; Ecological regression; Hierarchical models; Markov chain monte carlo; Non parametric regression

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISEASE MAPPING; ECOLOGICAL REGRESSION; ECOLOGICAL STUDIES; HIERARCHICAL MODEL; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE-CARLO; NON-PARAMETRIC REGRESSION; NONPARAMETRICS; RANDOM EFFECTS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

DISEASES;

EID: 0141429908     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200390041     Document Type: Article

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