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Table 5 Number of counties where the difference between cancer mortality rates is declared significant (two-tailed test). Results are reported for the two test statistics that performed best in simulation studies. Significance levels are either unadjusted or reduced using the Bonferroni correction, the Holm's procedure or the False Discovery Rate (FDR) approach. Agreement refers to the number of counties declared significant by both tests.

From: A comparative analysis of aspatial statistics for detecting racial disparities in cancer mortality rates

Test statistic

α = 0.01

α = 0.05

 

Unadj.

Bonf.

Holm

FDR

Unadj.

Bonf.

Holm

FDR

Prostate

        

DispI

385

176

184

362

462

213

222

430

DispVI

372

167

170

350

452

200

209

422

Agreement

372

167

170

350

452

200

209

422

Lung

        

DispI

70

13

13

26

136

19

19

48

DispVI

66

13

13

25

134

19

19

48

Agreement

66

13

13

25

134

19

19

48