Measuring spatial and contextual variation

EPID 684
Spatial Epidemiology
University of Michigan School of Public Health

Jon Zelner
[email protected]
epibayes.io

Today’s Theme

Making the most of multi-level data using hierarchical models

Agenda

• Against the culture of null hypothesis significance testing. ✊

• Radon ☢️ lab 🧪 !

On your own

• What does Lash mean by the “culture of null hypothesis significance testing” (NHST)?

• What is prior information? How might including this information impact your parameter and uncertainty estimates?

• Anything confusing/surprising/particularly interesting in this reading?

library(countdown)
countdown(minutes = 5, warn_when = 60, seconds = 0, play_sound=FALSE)

05:00

In pairs

• What is a proposed alternative oritentation to over-focusing on NHST?

• Are the ideas/arguments in here relevant to spatial analysis? Why or why not?

library(countdown)
countdown(minutes = 5, warn_when = 60, seconds = 0, play_sound=FALSE)

05:00

Radon returns!

Radon hands-on activity

Next Time

Mapping radon!

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