A Bayesian spatial scan statistic for multinomial data

Stella Self and Melissa Nolan

Statistics & Probability Letters, 2024, vol. 206, issue C

Abstract: Spatial scan statistics are commonly used to detect clustering. We present a Bayesian spatial scan statistic for multinomial data. After validating our method with a simulation study, we use it to detect clusters of SARS-CoV-2 infection/immunity in South Carolina.

Keywords: Bayesian spatial scan statistic; Multinomial data; Spatial clustering detection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2023.110005

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