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Table 3 Standard power of the prospective space-time scan statistics – flexible and cylindrical – at different days of the outbreak

From: A flexibly shaped space-time scan statistic for disease outbreak detection and monitoring

   

Power on Day 31

Power on Day 32

Power on Day 33

Outbreak areas

No. of zip codes s*

excess risk

flex. K = 20

cylind. K = 20

cylind. 50% pop

flex. K = 20

cylind. K = 20

cylind. 50% pop

flex. K = 20

cylind. K = 20

cylind. 50% pop

Cluster A

1

high

0.764

0.860

0.862

0.988

0.996

0.996

0.999

0.999

0.999

Cluster A5

5

high

0.797

0.850

0.847

0.994

0.996

0.996

1.000

1.000

1.000

The Rockaways

5

high

0.769

0.855

0.840

0.992

0.997

0.997

1.000

1.000

1.000

Hudson River

20

high

0.656

0.597

0.632

0.964

0.933

0.949

0.998

0.994

0.995

Cluster A

1

med.

0.272

0.357

0.357

0.651

0.733

0.737

0.844

0.915

0.916

Cluster A5

5

med.

0.382

0.435

0.428

0.752

0.801

0.795

0.914

0.940

0.941

The Rockaways

5

med.

0.261

0.373

0.348

0.648

0.768

0.759

0.848

0.924

0.917

Hudson River

20

med.

0.290

0.257

0.297

0.631

0.582

0.610

0.845

0.782

0.803