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Nonparametric Bayesian grouping methods for spatial time-series data

Quantitative Methods 2013-06-24 v1 Methodology

Abstract

We describe an approach for identifying groups of dynamically similar locations in spatial time-series data based on a simple Markov transition model. We give maximum-likelihood, empirical Bayes, and fully Bayesian formulations of the model, and describe exhaustive, greedy, and MCMC-based inference methods. The approach has been employed successfully in several studies to reveal meaningful relationships between environmental patterns and disease dynamics.

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@article{arxiv.1306.5202,
  title  = {Nonparametric Bayesian grouping methods for spatial time-series data},
  author = {Edward B. Baskerville and Trevor Bedford and Robert C. Reiner and Mercedes Pascual},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.5202},
  year   = {2013}
}

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11 pages, no figures

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