Adjusted Inference for the Spatial Scan Statistic
摘要
A modification is proposed to the usual inference test of the Kulldorff’s spatial scan statistic, incorporating additional information about the size of the most likely cluster found. A new modified inference question is answered: what is the probability that the null hypothesis is rejected for the original observed cases map with a most likely cluster of size known, taking into account only those most likely clusters of same size found under null hypothesis? A practical procedure is provided to make more accurate inferences about the most likely cluster found by the spatial scan statistic.