Detecting a rate increase using a Bernoulli scan statistic

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2555-2575

  Joner Jr , Michael D ^a   Woodall, William H ^b   Reynolds Jr , Marion R ^b  

^a TechStatistics   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernoulli; CUSUM; Prospective monitoring; Scan statistic; Statistical quality control; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BERNOULLI SCAN STATISTICS; BIOSTATISTICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SIMULATION;

BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 47249083946     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: 10970258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.3081     Document Type: Article

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