Statistical Methods for Spatial Epidemiology

3 credits

Motivates the need for, and describes methods for the analysis of spatially indexed epidemiological data. Covers four major topics: clustering and cluster detection, disease mapping, spatial regression, and an introduction to geographical information systems. Considers both point-references and spatially aggregated data. Course overlaps with: CSSS 554/SOC 534/STAT 554. Prerequisite: either BIOST 513, BIOST 518, BIOST 522, SOC 506/CS&SS 507, or STAT 512. Offered: jointly with BIOST 555/EPI 555.