Multiple testing in disease mapping and descriptive epidemiology

The problem of multiple testing is rarely addressed in disease mapping or descriptive epidemiology. This issue is relevant when a large number of small areas or diseases are analysed. Control of the family wise error rate (FWER), for example via the Bonferroni correction, is avoided because it leads...

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Main Authors: Dolores Catelan, Annibale Biggeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/202