"Since the publication of the second edition, many new Bayesian tools and methods have been developed for space-time data analysis, the predictive modeling of health outcomes, and other spatial biostatistical areas. Exploring these new developments, Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in
Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology, Second Edition
โ Scribed by Andrew B. Lawson (Author)
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall/CRC
- Year
- 2013
- Leaves
- 392
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Since the publication of the first edition, many new Bayesian tools and methods have been developed for space-time data analysis, the predictive modeling of health outcomes, and other spatial biostatistical areas. Exploring these new developments, Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology, Second Edition provides an up
โฆ Table of Contents
BACKGROUND: Introduction. Bayesian Inference and Modeling. Computational Issues. Residuals and Goodness-of-Fit. THEMES: Disease Map Reconstruction and Relative Risk Estimation. Disease Cluster Detection. Regression and Ecological Analysis. Putative Hazard Modeling. Multiple Scale Analysis. Multivariate Disease Analysis. Spatial Survival and Longitudinal Analyses. Spatiotemporal Disease Mapping. Disease Map Surveillance. Appendices. References. Index.
โฆ Subjects
Bioscience;Epidemiology;Mathematics & Statistics;Statistics & Probability;Statistics;Statistical Computing;Statistical Theory & Methods
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