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This book is intended for of particular interest to Epidemiologists, Public health specialists and statisticians.

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Author:   F.E. Alexander ,  P. Boyle ,  P Boyle (European Institute of Oncology)
Publisher:   International Agency for Research on Cancer
Imprint:   International Agency for Research on Cancer
Volume:   No.135
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.484kg
ISBN:  

9789283221357

ISBN 10:   9283221354
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   27 March 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Introduction; 1. Historical aspects of leukaemia clusters; 2. The simulated data -sets; 3. Analysing the spatial distribution of disease using a method of constructing geographical areas of approximately equal population size; 4. Testing for over-dispersion using an adapted form of the Potthoff-Whittinghill method; 5. Clustering methods based on k nearest neighbour distributions; 6. Using a geographical analysis machine to detect the presence of spatial clustering and the location of clusters in synthetic data; 7. The detection of small-area database anomalies; 8. Detailed results for selected data-sets; 9. Overview of results; 10. Editorial comments; 11. Responses by individual authors to editorial comments; APPENDICES; 1. The data-sets; 2. Extension of the ISD method; 3. Cuzick-Edwards one-sample and inverse two-sampling statistics; 4. Tests of clustering based on pattern-recognition procedures; 5. Second-order analysis of spatial clustering; 6. A scan statistic for detecting spatial clusters; 7. The CAS method; 8. Geostatistics for determining the risk of rare disease; References

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