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  • Spatial statistics
  • Geostatistics
  • Public health analytics

Background:

  • Public health data frequently exhibit spatial dependence.
  • Standard spatial regression methods can yield biased results and invalid inferences when independent variables correlate with spatially structured residuals, potentially due to unmeasured environmental factors.
  • Geoadditive structural equation modeling (gSEM) offers a potential solution by detrending variables but has limited investigation with point-referenced data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and evaluate a novel semiparametric approach for spatial regression using Gaussian processes.
  • To address limitations of standard spatial regression and gSEM in the presence of spatially correlated residuals.
  • To introduce double spatial regression (DSR) as a robust method for analyzing spatially dependent public health data.

Main Methods:

  • Developed double spatial regression (DSR) by linking geoadditive structural equation modeling (gSEM) to double machine learning and semiparametric regression principles.
  • Employed Gaussian processes with Matèrn covariance to estimate spatial trends, removing them from explanatory and response variables.
  • Derived theoretical conditions for root-n asymptotic normality, consistency, and closed-form variance estimation.

Main Results:

  • Simulations demonstrated that standard spatial regression estimators exhibited significant bias and poor coverage.
  • Double spatial regression (DSR) effectively mitigated bias in scenarios where standard methods failed.
  • DSR achieved nominal coverage, outperforming competing methods in simulation studies.

Conclusions:

  • Double spatial regression (DSR) offers a statistically robust and computationally feasible approach for analyzing spatially dependent public health data.
  • The proposed method effectively addresses bias and inference issues common in standard spatial regression models.
  • DSR provides a valuable tool for researchers needing to accurately model spatial relationships in public health and environmental epidemiology.