JSM 2004 - Toronto

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16 Applied Session Theme Session Sun, 8/8/04, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM TCC-701 B
Statistical Methods for Detecting Spatial Clusters - Topic Contributed - Papers
Biometrics Section, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
Organizer(s): Amita K. Manatunga, Emory University
Chair(s): Inder Sharma, Biostatistics and Data Management Core Morehouse School of Medicine and Sharma Associates, Inc
     2:05 PM   A Simulation Approach for Detecting Clusters: An Application of Taiwan Cancer Mortality — Ching-Syang J. Yue, National Chengchi University; Foong Ling Chin, National Chengchi University
     2:25 PM   A Flexible Scan Statistic for Detecting Arbitrarily Shaped Clusters — Toshiro Tango, National Institute of Public Health, Japan; Kunihiko Takahashi, National Institute of Public Health, Japan
     2:45 PM   How to Evaluate Tests for Identifying Spatial Clusters — Kunihiko Takahashi, National Institute of Public Health, Japan; Toshiro Tango, National Institute of Public Health, Japan
     3:05 PM   A Test to Detect Space-time Clustering and a Comparison with Some Existing Methods — James C. Gear, Monsanto Company;
     3:25 PM   Spatial Cluster Detection Using Bayes Factors from Overparameterized Models — Ronald Gangnon, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Murray Clayton, University of Wisconsin, Madison
     3:45 PM   Floor Discussion
 

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