Methods and Data for Spatial Epidemiology

Documentation for package ‘SpatialEpi’ version 1.2.8

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bayes_cluster	Bayesian Cluster Detection Method
besag_newell	Besag-Newell Cluster Detection Method
circle	Compute cartesian coordinates of a cluster center and radius
create_geo_objects	Create geographical objects to be used in Bayesian Cluster Detection Method
eBayes	Empirical Bayes Estimates of Relative Risk
EBpostdens	Produce plots of empirical Bayes posterior densities when the data Y are Poisson with expected number E and relative risk theta, with the latter having a gamma distribution with known values alpha and beta, which are estimated using empirical Bayes.
EBpostthresh	Produce the probabilities of exceeding a threshold given a posterior gamma distribution.
estimate_lambda	Estimate lambda values
expected	Compute Expected Numbers of Disease
GammaPriorCh	Compute Parameters to Calibrate a Gamma Distribution
grid2latlong	Convert Coordinates from Grid to Latitude/Longitude
kulldorff	Kulldorff Cluster Detection Method
latlong2grid	Convert Coordinates from Latitude/Longitude to Grid
leglabs	Make legend labels
LogNormalPriorCh	Compute Parameters to Calibrate a Log-normal Distribution
mapvariable	Plot Levels of a Variable in a Colour-Coded Map
NYleukemia	Upstate New York Leukemia Data
NYleukemia_sf	Upstate New York Leukemia
pennLC	Pennsylvania Lung Cancer
pennLC_sf	Pennsylvania Lung Cancer
plotmap	Plot Levels of a Variable in a Colour-Coded Map
polygon2spatial_polygon	Convert a Polygon to a Spatial Polygons Object
process_MCMC_sample	Process MCMC Sample
scotland	Lip Cancer in Scotland
scotland_sf	Lip Cancer in Scotland
zones	Create set of all single zones and output geographical information