Geovisual analytics to enhance spatial scan statistic interpretation: an analysis of U.S. cervical cancer mortality

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic and its software implementation – SaTScan – are widely used for detecting and evaluating geographic clusters. However, two issues make using the method and interpreting its results non-trivial:...

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Main Authors: Lengerich Eugene J, Naito Adam T, Roth Robert E, Chen Jin, MacEachren Alan M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/57