Simple estimators of the intensity of seasonal occurrence

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Edwards's method is a widely used approach for fitting a sine curve to a time-series of monthly frequencies. From this fitted curve, estimates of the seasonal intensity of occurrence (i.e., peak-to-low ratio of the fitted curve)...

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Main Authors: Rothman Kenneth J, Brookhart M Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/8/67