A Bayesian hierarchical model for the estimation of two incomplete surveillance data sets
Buenconsejo J, Fish D, Childs JE, Holford TR. A Bayesian hierarchical model for the estimation of two incomplete surveillance data sets. Statistics In Medicine 2008, 27: 3269-3285. PMID: 18314934, DOI: 10.1002/sim.3190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremData Interpretation, StatisticalEpidemiologic MethodsHumansLikelihood FunctionsMarkov ChainsModels, StatisticalMonte Carlo MethodPopulation SurveillanceRocky Mountain Spotted FeverSmall-Area AnalysisConceptsBayesian hierarchical modelMarkov chain Monte Carlo simulation techniquesMonte Carlo simulation techniqueHierarchical modelModel uncertaintyUse of covariatesBayesian frameworkSimulation techniquesModel-based approachData setsSurveillance datasetModelSuch dataPublic health impactSpatial distributionPublic health officialsInferenceEstimationSpatial variationTreatable diseaseChronic diseasesUncertaintyHigh riskDisease riskDisease control