Analysing spatially referenced public health data: a comparison of three methodological approaches
CE Dunn, SP Kingham, B Rowlingson, RS Bhopal… - Health & Place, 2001 - Elsevier
In the analysis of spatially referenced public health data, members of different disciplinary
groups (geographers, epidemiologists and statisticians) tend to select different
methodological approaches, usually those with which they are already familiar. This paper
compares three such approaches in terms of their relative value and results. A single public
health dataset, derived from a community survey, is analysed by using 'traditional'
epidemiological methods, GIS and point pattern analysis. Since they adopt different 'models' …
groups (geographers, epidemiologists and statisticians) tend to select different
methodological approaches, usually those with which they are already familiar. This paper
compares three such approaches in terms of their relative value and results. A single public
health dataset, derived from a community survey, is analysed by using 'traditional'
epidemiological methods, GIS and point pattern analysis. Since they adopt different 'models' …