Internal and External Validation of Spatial Microsimulation Models: Small Area Estimates of Adult Obesity

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-300

  Edwards, Kimberley L ^a   Clarke, Graham P ^a   Thomas, James ^a   Forman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Obesity; Small area estimation; Spatial microsimulation modelling

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ADULT; CORRELATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; MODEL VALIDATION; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80053929423     PISSN: 1874463X     EISSN: 18744621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12061-010-9056-2     Document Type: Article

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