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Colonna (2004). Bootstrap Investigation
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Downer/Hamilton (2000). Penalized Multinomial Approach
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Gelman et al (2000). Headbanging Application
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Gelman/Price (1999). Maps and Parameter Estimates
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Kafadar (1994). Two-Dimensional Smoother Choices
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Kafadar (1996). Smoothing Disease Rates
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Kafadar (1999). Smoothing and Adjusting Mortality Rates
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Kelsall/Diggle (1998). Nonparametric Binary Regression
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Kulldorff et al. (2003). Power Comparisons Cluster Tests
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Lawson et al (2000). Evaluation: Disease Mapping Models
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Meza (2003). Empirical Bayes Estimation Smoothing
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Mungiole et al. (1999). Weighted Head-Banging Algorithm
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Okabe et al (1995). Points on a Network
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Ozonoff et al (2005). Cluster Methods Applied
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Shen/Louis (1998). 3-Goal Estimates in Hierarchical Models
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Shen/Louis (2000). Triple-Goal Estimates
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Talbot et al. (2000). Evaluation of Spatial Filters
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Thomas/Carlin (2003). Spatial Smoothing & Clustering
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