Table 2 Power and coverage probability of the non-spatial and spatial methods in the simulation study for Kentucky county-level male lung cancer incidence data
From: Confidence intervals for rate ratios between geographic units
| Â | Power | Coverage probability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-spatial (%) | Spatial (%) | Non-spatial (%) | Spatial (%) | |
Simulation under hypothetical fixed rate ratios | ||||
 0.50 | 98.7 | 98.9 | 96.7 | 95.0 |
 0.75 | 65.5 | 71.0 | 96.7 | 95.0 |
 1.0 | 3.23 | 4.98 | 96.8 | 95.0 |
 1.25 | 48.7 | 55.3 | 96.7 | 94.9 |
 1.50 | 85.7 | 88.5 | 96.8 | 95.0 |
 1.75 | 96.3 | 97.0 | 96.8 | 95.0 |