Combining Different Spatial Datasets in Cancer Risk Estimation
Data Analysis for Combining (N1,M1) + (N1,M2) + (N2,M1) + (N2,M2)
Internal calculation of estimating equation for DA_AllEE5
Data Analysis for Combining (N2,M1) + (N2,M2)
Internal calculation of estimating equation for DA_FDN2M1M2
Data Analysis of (N2,M2)
We propose a novel two-step procedure to combine epidemiological data obtained from diverse sources with the aim to quantify risk factors affecting the probability that an individual develops certain disease such as cancer. See Hui Huang, Xiaomei Ma, Rasmus Waagepetersen, Theodore R. Holford, Rong Wang, Harvey Risch, Lloyd Mueller & Yongtao Guan (2014) A New Estimation Approach for Combining Epidemiological Data From Multiple Sources, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 109:505, 11-23, <doi:10.1080/01621459.2013.870904>.