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Stepwise and stagewise approaches for spatial cluster detection.

Jiale Xu¹, Ronald E Gangnon²

¹Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States.

Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology

|June 2, 2016

Summary

This study introduces novel frequentist variable selection methods for spatial cluster detection. These new approaches improve accuracy and power in identifying clusters, demonstrated on real-world public health data.

Keywords:

Bias adjustment Cluster detection Permutation test Spatial scan statistic Stagewise Stepwise

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Area of Science:

Statistics
Spatial Analysis
Public Health

Background:

Spatial cluster detection is vital across disciplines like sociology, botany, and public health.
Existing methods primarily use hypothesis testing or Bayesian frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose novel spatial cluster detection methods within a frequentist variable selection framework.
To evaluate the performance and features of these new methods.

Main Methods:

Development of forward stepwise methods for iterative cluster identification.
Implementation of stagewise methods with small iterative steps.
Utilizing simulations on idealized grids and real geographic areas for performance assessment.

Main Results:

Comparison of proposed methods based on estimation accuracy and statistical power.
Demonstration of method performance in simulations.
Application to real-world datasets, including New York leukemia and Indiana poverty data.

Conclusions:

The proposed frequentist variable selection methods offer a new approach to spatial cluster detection.
These methods show promise in accurately identifying and analyzing spatial clusters.
The study validates the utility of these methods on significant public health datasets.