Table 7

Sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of the flexible and cylindrical space-time scan statistics.

zip codes

population

traditional power

sensitivity (%)

PPV (%)

sensitivity (%)

PPV (%)


Cluster A; s* = 1; high risk

Day 31

flexible (K = 20)

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.860

85.30

89.45

85.30

91.50

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.862

85.90

88.79

85.90

90.84

Day 32

flexible (K = 20)

0.988

98.80

84.50

98.80

87.80

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.996

99.50

97.44

99.50

98.18

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.996

99.50

97.33

99.50

98.08

Day 33

flexible (K = 20)

0.999

99.90

96.27

99.90

97.32

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.999

99.90

99.48

99.90

99.65

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.999

99.90

99.48

99.90

99.65

Cluster A5; s* = 5; high risk

Day 31

flexible (K = 20)

0.797

66.08

55.93

67.29

63.00

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.850

69.62

80.35

71.65

84.21

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.847

70.62

78.17

71.62

82.02

Day 32

flexible (K = 20)

0.994

92.22

70.17

92.94

76.73

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.996

88.78

85.14

90.86

89.41

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.996

88.96

84.81

91.05

89.11

Day 33

flexible (K = 20)

1.000

95.88

80.02

96.64

85.25

cylindrical (K = 20)

1.000

91.42

87.32

93.66

91.67

cylindrical (50% pop)

1.000

91.42

87.30

93.66

91.65

The Rockaways; s* = 5; high risk

Day 31

flexible (K = 20)

0.769

60.68

72.09

69.04

73.58

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.855

62.32

91.63

74.45

91.76

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.840

61.40

91.04

73.65

91.15

Day 32

flexible (K = 20)

0.992

86.76

87.36

94.17

89.86

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.997

77.00

96.84

92.75

97.46

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.997

77.00

96.84

92.75

97.46

Day 33

flexible (K = 20)

1.000

92.16

93.81

97.15

95.97

cylindrical (K = 20)

1.000

78.50

98.06

94.51

98.59

cylindrical (50% pop)

1.000

78.50

98.06

94.51

98.59

Hudson River, s* = 20; high risk

Day 31

flexible (K = 20)

0.656

20.07

64.99

26.00

69.72

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.597

14.23

61.10

18.16

65.18

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.632

26.15

50.70

31.26

53.71

Day 32

flexible (K = 20)

0.964

32.17

73.59

41.81

78.36

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.933

24.13

61.55

31.58

66.69

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.949

42.90

50.27

51.50

53.96

Day 33

flexible (K = 20)

0.998

34.91

79.39

46.27

84.17

cylindrical (K = 20)

0.994

27.23

60.56

36.75

66.20

cylindrical (50% pop)

0.995

48.14

47.34

58.54

51.34


Takahashi et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008 7:14   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-14

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