| Main Title |
Miscellanea: A Test to Detect Clusters of Disease. |
| Author |
Whittemore, A. S. ;
Friend, N. ;
Brown, B. W. ;
Holly., E. A. ;
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| CORP Author |
Stanford Univ., CA. School of Medicine.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Publisher |
c1987 |
| Year Published |
1987 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-813495; EPA/600/J-87/518; |
| Stock Number |
PB90-232141 |
| Additional Subjects |
Mortality ;
Statistical tests ;
Statistical distributions ;
Multivariate analysis ;
Reprints ;
Disease outbreaks ;
Space-time clustering
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB90-232141 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
7p |
| Abstract |
A test is given to detect clustering in disease incidence or mortality data. The test statistic is the mean distance between all pairs of disease cases. Its null mean and variance and its asymptotic normality are derived under assumptions that accommodate differences in population distribution among demographic subgroups at different disease risk. The test is illustrated on 63 cases of anal and rectal squamous cell carcinoma in San Francisco during 1973-1981. |
