A Modified Knox Test of Space-Time Clustering

Tests of space-time clustering such as the Knox test are used by epidemiologists in the preliminary analysis of datasets where an infectious aetiology is suspected. The Knox test statistic is the number of cases close in both space and time to another case. The test statistic proposed here is the ex...

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Published in:Journal of applied statistics 2004-05, Vol.31 (4), p.457-463
Main Author: Baker, Rose
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data analysis
Epidemiology
Fortran95 Program
Modifications
Monte Carlo
Permutation Test
Spacetime
Tests
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Summary:Tests of space-time clustering such as the Knox test are used by epidemiologists in the preliminary analysis of datasets where an infectious aetiology is suspected. The Knox test statistic is the number of cases close in both space and time to another case. The test statistic proposed here is the excess number of such cases over that expected under H 0 of no infection. It is argued that this modified test is more powerful than the Knox test, because the test statistic is not heavily tied as is the Knox test statistic. The use of the test is illustrated with examples.
ISSN:0266-4763
1360-0532
DOI:10.1080/02664760410001681747