Emerging infectious diseases · 2005 · 139 citations · 6 references
MedicineBiostatisticsComputer VisionBackground ReductionChromosome AberrationsOptical AberrationsSignal Detection TheorySpherical AberrationAberration MeasurementAberration Theory
We compared aberration detection methods requiring historical data to those that require little background by using simulated data. Methods that require less historical data are as sensitive and specific as those that require 3-5 years of data. These simulations can determine which method produces appropriate sensitivity and specificity.
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A Statistical Algorithm for the Early Detection of Outbreaks of Infectious Disease
Paddy Farrington, Nick Andrews, Andrew D. Beale et al. · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society) · 1996 · 425 citations
Public Health, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +17