Spatial variation in risk

Dirk U. Pfeiffer; Timothy P. Robinson; Mark Stevenson; Kim B. Stevens; David J. Rogers; Archie C.A. Clements

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198509882.003.0006

Spatial variation in risk

Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Timothy P. Robinson, Mark Stevenson, Kim B. Stevens, David J. Rogers, Archie C.A. Clements

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review

Abstract

This chapter discusses spatial variation in risk. Epidemiological disease investigations should include an assessment of the spatial variation of disease risk, as this may provide important clues leading to causal explanations. The objective is to produce a map representation of the important spatial effects present in the data while simultaneously removing any distracting noise or extreme values. The resulting smoothed map should have increased precision without introducing significant bias. The method used to analyse the data depends on how they have been recorded. Smoothing based on kernel functions, smoothing based and on Bayesian models, and spatial interpolation are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spatial Analysis in Epidemiology
Editors	Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Timothy P. Robinson, Mark Stevenson, Kim B. Stevens, David J. Rogers, Archie C. A. Clements
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	6
Pages	67-80
ISBN (Print)	978-0-19-850988-2, 978–0–19–850989–9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198509882.003.0006
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Research Keywords

spatial variations
spatial epidemiological analysis
map representation
spatial effects
smoothing
kernel functions
Bayesian models
spatial interpolation

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Pfeiffer, D. U., Robinson, T. P., Stevenson, M., Stevens, K. B., Rogers, D. J., & Clements, A. C. A. (2008). Spatial variation in risk. In D. U. Pfeiffer, T. P. Robinson, M. Stevenson, K. B. Stevens, D. J. Rogers, & A. C. A. Clements (Eds.), Spatial Analysis in Epidemiology (pp. 67-80). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198509882.003.0006

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