Table 3

Number of significant zip codes for the different types of cluster/outliers and neutral models. Results are reported for male lung cancer. Numbers between parentheses indicate zip codes that have similar classification under the reference Model I (CSR). Summary statistics for the p-values are also provided.

Neutral Model Type

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

Model V

Model VI

High-High

8

1(1)

2(1)

15(8)

2(1)

4(1)

High-Low

1

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

Low-High

2

1(1)

1(0)

1(1)

0(0)

2(0)

Low-Low

14

0(0)

1(1)

24(14)

2(1)

4(2)

P-value

Mean

0.185

0.259

0.368

0.166

0.251

0.371

CV

83.4%

54.8%

71.8%

92.9%

58.9%

80.5%

Goovaerts and Jacquez International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:14   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-14