An application of Bayesian spatial statistical methods to the study of racial and poverty segregation and infant mortality rates in the US

GeoJournal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 389-405

  Johnelle Sparks, P ^a   Sparks, Corey S ^a   Campbell, Joseph J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian modeling; Infant mortality; Residential segregation; Spatial statistics

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; HOUSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

BAYESIAN MODEL; EXPLORATORY SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT MORTALITY RATES; RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION; SPATIAL REGRESSION MODEL; SPATIAL STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BLACK POPULATION; INFANT MORTALITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACIAL SEGREGATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876058324     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-011-9445-3     Document Type: Article

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