Local multiplicity adjustments for spatial cluster detection

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-71

  Gangnon, Ronald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonferroni; Case control data; Case count data; Likelihood ratio test; Score test; Spatial scan statistic

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77049105695     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10651-008-0101-0     Document Type: Article

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