Cluster Methods
Up one levelAnderson/Titterington (1997). Spatial Clustering
Anderson, N.H. and Titterington, D.M. (1997). Some methods for investigating spatial clustering, with epidemiological applications. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 160(1):87-105.
Bonetti/Pagano (2005). Interpoint Distance Distribution
Bonetti, M. and Pagano, M. (2005). The interpoint distance distribution as a descriptor of point patterns, with an application to spatial disease clustering. Statistics in Medicine, 24:753-773.
Conley et al (2005). Genetic Approach Cluster Detection
Conley, J., Gahegen, M., and Macgill, J. (2005). A genetic approach to detecting clusters in point data sets. Geographical Analysis, 37:286-314.
Duczmal/Assuncao (2004). Simulated Annealing Strategy
Duczmal, L. and Assuncao, R. (2004). A simulated annealing strategy for the detection of arbitrarily shaped spatial clusters. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 45:269-286.
Gangnon/Clayton (2001). Spatial Clustering Test
Gangnon, R. E. and Clayton, M. K. (2001). A weighted average likelihood ratio test for spatial clustering of disease. Statistics in Medicine, 20:2977-2987.
Gangnon/Clayton (2003). Hierarchical Model
Gangnon, R. E. and Clayton, M. K. (2003). A hierarchical model of spatially clustered disease rates. Statistics in Medicine, 22:3213-3228.
Gebhardt (1999). Cluster Tests Binary Data
Gebhardt, F. (1999). Cluster tests for geographical areas with binary data. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 31:39-58.
Gomez-Rubio et al. (2005). Cluster Detection with R
Gomez-Rubio, V., Ferrandiz-Ferragud, J. and Lopez-Quilez, A. (2005). Detecting clusters of disease with R. Journal of Geographical Systems, 7:189-206.
Goovaerts/Jacquez (2004). Lung Cancer Incidence
Goovaerts, P. and Jacquez, G. M. (2004). Accounting for regional background and population size in the detection of spatial clusters and outliers using geo-statistical filtering and spatial neutral models: The case of lung cancer in Long Island, NY, International Journal of Health Geographics, July 23, 3-14.
Grangnon/Clayton (2003). Hierarchical Modeling
Grangnon, R. E. and Clayton, M. K. (2003). A hierarchical model for spatially clustered disease rates. Statistics in Medicine, 22:3213-3228.
Greene et al (2005). Space-Time Analysis Meningitis
Greene S. K., Schmidt, M. A., Stobierski, M. G., and Wilson, M. L. (2005). Spatio-temporal pattern of viral meningitis in Michigan, 1993-2001. Journal of Geographical Systems, 7:85-99.
Gregorio et al. (2004). Prostate Cancer & Space
Gregorio, D. I., Kulldorff, M., Sheehan, T. J., and Samociuk, H. (2004). Geographic distribution of prostate cancer incidence in the era of PSA testing, Connecticut, 1984 to 1998, Adult Urology 63, 78(82).
Jackson/Waller (2005). Tango's Index of Clustering
Jackson, M. C. and Waller, L. A. (2005). Exploring goodness-of-fit and spatial correlation using components of tango's index of spatial clustering. Geographical Analysis, 37:371-382.
Koua/Kraak (2004). Geovisualization & Survey Data
Koua, E. T., and Kraak, M. J. (2004). Geovisualization to support the exploration of large health and demographic survey data, International Journal of Health Geographics 3, 78(82).
Kulldorff (1997). Spatial Scan Statistics
Kulldorff, M. (1997). A spatial scan statistic. Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods, 26(6):1481-1496.
Kulldorff (1999). Spatial Scan Statistics
Kulldorff, M. (1999). Spatial scan statistics: Models, calculations, and applications, In Glaz J. and Balakrishnan N. Scan statistics and applications. Boston, MA: Birkhauser.
Kulldorff et al. (2003). Power Comparisons Cluster Tests
Kulldorff, M., Tango, T., and Park, P. J. (2003). Power comparisons for disease clustering tests. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 42:665-684. --- Ozonoff, A., Bonetti, M., Forsberg, L., and Pagano, M. (2005). Power comparisons for an improved disease clustering test. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 48:679-684.
Lawson (2001). Small Scale Disease Clustering
Lawson, A. B. (2001). Small scale: Disease clustering, In: Lawson, A. B. Statistical methods in spatial epidemiology, John Wiley & Sons, ch. 6, pp.103-121.
Lawson (2002). Spatial Cluster Modeling
Lawson, A. B. (2002). Spatial Cluster Modeling: An Overview, In: Lawson, A. B. and Denison, D. G.T. (eds.), Spatial Cluster Modelling, Champman & Hall/CRC, ch1, pp.1-19.
Myers (1997). Echelon Approach
Myers, W., Patil, G. P., and Joly, K. (1997). Echelon approach to areas of concern in synoptic regional monitoring. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 4:131-152.