Weight estimation and significance testing for three focused statistics

Focused tests for clustering are designed to determine whether there is statistical evidence for raised incidence of some phenomenon around a prespecified location. The tests require definition of what is meant by ‘around’ the location, and this is achieved by specifying weights associated with surr...

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Published in:Statistical methods in medical research 2012-10, Vol.21 (5), p.433-444
Main Author: Rogerson, Peter A
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Clustering
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Hope
Leukaemia
Models, Statistical
Null hypothesis
Specification
Stone
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Null hypothesis
Specification
Stone
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