Applied spatial statistics for public health data [[electronic resource] /] / Lance A. Waller, Carol A. Gotway
| Applied spatial statistics for public health data [[electronic resource] /] / Lance A. Waller, Carol A. Gotway |
| Autore | Waller Lance A. <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (522 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614/.07/27 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GotwayCarol A. <1961-> |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Public health - Statistical methods
Spatial analysis (Statistics) |
| ISBN |
1-280-34588-8
9786610345885 0-471-66267-4 0-471-66268-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Applied Spatial Statistics for Public Health Data; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Why Spatial Data in Public Health?; 1.2 Why Statistical Methods for Spatial Data?; 1.3 Intersection of Three Fields of Study; 1.4 Organization of the Book; 2 Analyzing Public Health Data; 2.1 Observational vs. Experimental Data; 2.2 Risk and Rates; 2.2.1 Incidence and Prevalence; 2.2.2 Risk; 2.2.3 Estimating Risk: Rates and Proportions; 2.2.4 Relative and Attributable Risks; 2.3 Making Rates Comparable: Standardized Rates; 2.3.1 Direct Standardization; 2.3.2 Indirect Standardization
2.3.3 Direct or Indirect?2.3.4 Standardizing to What Standard?; 2.3.5 Cautions with Standardized Rates; 2.4 Basic Epidemiological Study Designs; 2.4.1 Prospective Cohort Studies; 2.4.2 Retrospective Case-Control Studies; 2.4.3 Other Types of Epidemiological Studies; 2.5 Basic Analytic Tool: The Odds Ratio; 2.6 Modeling Counts and Rates; 2.6.1 Generalized Linear Models; 2.6.2 Logistic Regression; 2.6.3 Poisson Regression; 2.7 Challenges in the Analysis of Observational Data; 2.7.1 Bias; 2.7.2 Confounding; 2.7.3 Effect Modification; 2.7.4 Ecological Inference and the Ecological Fallacy 2.8 Additional Topics and Further Reading2.9 Exercises; 3 Spatial Data; 3.1 Components of Spatial Data; 3.2 An Odyssey into Geodesy; 3.2.1 Measuring Location: Geographical Coordinates; 3.2.2 Flattening the Globe: Map Projections and Coordinate Systems; 3.2.3 Mathematics of Location: Vector and Polygon Geometry; 3.3 Sources of Spatial Data; 3.3.1 Health Data; 3.3.2 Census-Related Data; 3.3.3 Geocoding; 3.3.4 Digital Cartographic Data; 3.3.5 Environmental and Natural Resource Data; 3.3.6 Remotely Sensed Data; 3.3.7 Digitizing; 3.3.8 Collect Your Own!; 3.4 Geographic Information Systems 3.4.1 Vector and Raster GISs3.4.2 Basic GIS Operations; 3.4.3 Spatial Analysis within GIS; 3.5 Problems with Spatial Data and GIS; 3.5.1 Inaccurate and Incomplete Databases; 3.5.2 Confidentiality; 3.5.3 Use of ZIP Codes; 3.5.4 Geocoding Issues; 3.5.5 Location Uncertainty; 4 Visualizing Spatial Data; 4.1 Cartography: The Art and Science of Mapmaking; 4.2 Types of Statistical Maps; MAP STUDY: Very Low Birth Weights in Georgia Health Care District 9; 4.2.1 Maps for Point Features; 4.2.2 Maps for Areal Features; 4.3 Symbolization; 4.3.1 Map Generalization; 4.3.2 Visual Variables; 4.3.3 Color 4.4 Mapping Smoothed Rates and Probabilities4.4.1 Locally Weighted Averages; 4.4.2 Nonparametric Regression; 4.4.3 Empirical Bayes Smoothing; 4.4.4 Probability Mapping; 4.4.5 Practical Notes and Recommendations; CASE STUDY: Smoothing New York Leukemia Data; 4.5 Modifiable Areal Unit Problem; 4.6 Additional Topics and Further Reading; 4.6.1 Visualization; 4.6.2 Additional Types of Maps; 4.6.3 Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis; 4.6.4 Other Smoothing Approaches; 4.6.5 Edge Effects; 4.7 Exercises; 5 Analysis of Spatial Point Patterns; 5.1 Types of Patterns; 5.2 Spatial Point Processes 5.2.1 Stationarity and Isotropy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146067603321 |
Waller Lance A. <1965->
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| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Applied spatial statistics for public health data / / Lance A. Waller, Carol A. Gotway
| Applied spatial statistics for public health data / / Lance A. Waller, Carol A. Gotway |
| Autore | Waller Lance A. <1965-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (522 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614/.07/27 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GotwayCarol A. <1961-> |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Public health - Statistical methods
Spatial analysis (Statistics) |
| ISBN |
9786610345885
9781280345883 1280345888 9780471662679 0471662674 9780471662686 0471662682 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Applied Spatial Statistics for Public Health Data; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Why Spatial Data in Public Health?; 1.2 Why Statistical Methods for Spatial Data?; 1.3 Intersection of Three Fields of Study; 1.4 Organization of the Book; 2 Analyzing Public Health Data; 2.1 Observational vs. Experimental Data; 2.2 Risk and Rates; 2.2.1 Incidence and Prevalence; 2.2.2 Risk; 2.2.3 Estimating Risk: Rates and Proportions; 2.2.4 Relative and Attributable Risks; 2.3 Making Rates Comparable: Standardized Rates; 2.3.1 Direct Standardization; 2.3.2 Indirect Standardization
2.3.3 Direct or Indirect?2.3.4 Standardizing to What Standard?; 2.3.5 Cautions with Standardized Rates; 2.4 Basic Epidemiological Study Designs; 2.4.1 Prospective Cohort Studies; 2.4.2 Retrospective Case-Control Studies; 2.4.3 Other Types of Epidemiological Studies; 2.5 Basic Analytic Tool: The Odds Ratio; 2.6 Modeling Counts and Rates; 2.6.1 Generalized Linear Models; 2.6.2 Logistic Regression; 2.6.3 Poisson Regression; 2.7 Challenges in the Analysis of Observational Data; 2.7.1 Bias; 2.7.2 Confounding; 2.7.3 Effect Modification; 2.7.4 Ecological Inference and the Ecological Fallacy 2.8 Additional Topics and Further Reading2.9 Exercises; 3 Spatial Data; 3.1 Components of Spatial Data; 3.2 An Odyssey into Geodesy; 3.2.1 Measuring Location: Geographical Coordinates; 3.2.2 Flattening the Globe: Map Projections and Coordinate Systems; 3.2.3 Mathematics of Location: Vector and Polygon Geometry; 3.3 Sources of Spatial Data; 3.3.1 Health Data; 3.3.2 Census-Related Data; 3.3.3 Geocoding; 3.3.4 Digital Cartographic Data; 3.3.5 Environmental and Natural Resource Data; 3.3.6 Remotely Sensed Data; 3.3.7 Digitizing; 3.3.8 Collect Your Own!; 3.4 Geographic Information Systems 3.4.1 Vector and Raster GISs3.4.2 Basic GIS Operations; 3.4.3 Spatial Analysis within GIS; 3.5 Problems with Spatial Data and GIS; 3.5.1 Inaccurate and Incomplete Databases; 3.5.2 Confidentiality; 3.5.3 Use of ZIP Codes; 3.5.4 Geocoding Issues; 3.5.5 Location Uncertainty; 4 Visualizing Spatial Data; 4.1 Cartography: The Art and Science of Mapmaking; 4.2 Types of Statistical Maps; MAP STUDY: Very Low Birth Weights in Georgia Health Care District 9; 4.2.1 Maps for Point Features; 4.2.2 Maps for Areal Features; 4.3 Symbolization; 4.3.1 Map Generalization; 4.3.2 Visual Variables; 4.3.3 Color 4.4 Mapping Smoothed Rates and Probabilities4.4.1 Locally Weighted Averages; 4.4.2 Nonparametric Regression; 4.4.3 Empirical Bayes Smoothing; 4.4.4 Probability Mapping; 4.4.5 Practical Notes and Recommendations; CASE STUDY: Smoothing New York Leukemia Data; 4.5 Modifiable Areal Unit Problem; 4.6 Additional Topics and Further Reading; 4.6.1 Visualization; 4.6.2 Additional Types of Maps; 4.6.3 Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis; 4.6.4 Other Smoothing Approaches; 4.6.5 Edge Effects; 4.7 Exercises; 5 Analysis of Spatial Point Patterns; 5.1 Types of Patterns; 5.2 Spatial Point Processes 5.2.1 Stationarity and Isotropy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828465803321 |
Waller Lance A. <1965->
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| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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