Gumbel based p-value approximations for spatial scan statistics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The spatial and space-time scan statistics are commonly applied for the detection of geographical disease clusters. Monte Carlo hypothesis testing is typically used to test whether the geographical clusters are statistically signific...

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Main Authors: Kulldorff Martin, Kleinman Ken, Abrams Allyson M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/9/1/61