expected {SpatialEpi} | R Documentation |
Compute Expected Numbers of Disease
Description
Compute the internally indirect standardized expected numbers of disease.
Usage
expected(population, cases, n.strata)
Arguments
population |
a vector of population counts for each strata in each area |
cases |
a vector of the corresponding number of cases |
n.strata |
number of strata considered |
Details
The population
and cases
vectors must be balanced: all counts are sorted by area first, and then within each area the counts for all strata are listed (even if 0 count) in the same order.
Value
expected.cases |
a vector of the expected numbers of disease for each area |
Author(s)
Albert Y. Kim
References
Elliot, P. et al. (2000) Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications. Oxford Medical Publications.
Examples
data(pennLC)
population <- pennLC$data$population
cases <- pennLC$data$cases
## In each county in Pennsylvania, there are 2 races, gender and 4 age bands
## considered = 16 strata levels
pennLC$data[1:16,]
expected(population, cases, 16)
[Package SpatialEpi version 1.2.8 Index]