Evaluating geographically weighted regression models for environmental chemical risk analysis

Cancer Informatics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 117-127

  Czarnota, Jenna ^a   Wheeler, David C ^a   Gennings, Chris ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Chemical mixtures; Environment; GWL; GWR; Lasso; Reversal paradox

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED LASSO; GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED REGRESSION; HEALTH HAZARD; LINEAR SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 84929176131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11769351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CIN.S17296     Document Type: Article

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