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Statistical Methods in Spatial Epidemiology (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)
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by Andrew B. Lawson
Sales Rank: 891912
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Hardcover: 424 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition July 11, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470014849
ISBN-13: 978-0470014844
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
"…the second edition is a substantial improvement on what was already a valuable, well structured and comprehensive reference…" (Biometrics, September 2007)
Technometrics, Vol. 43, No. 4, November 2001
"The book is laid out in two sectionsthere are several technical appendixes, including one on software."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This review is from: Statistical Methods in Spatial Epidemiology (Hardcover)
This is a truly great book on this subject, but it is obvious that the text is mostly transcribed lecture or lab notes. The writing is so bad (run on and fragments) that the publisher should have caught this, and should provide all of us who purchased the book a free revised and updated copy. But down to the real stuff. The author rightly critcizes the use of mapping rates by unit areas for to gain inference about disease patterns; and, provides some nifty insights into how important error modeling is; perhaps the book's real strong point. However, like most books on this subject, including the infamous Cressie, a huge assumption is made about the readers. Most public health people and epidemiologists have no clue about this area of analysis. Moreover, there needs to be a book where this stuff is presented so that most who would benefit could understand the subject matter. If you like run on and sentence fragments and especially finding out what defines a real disease cluster then get this book.
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