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epi.bohning.Rd
\name{epi.bohning}
\alias{epi.bohning}
\title{Bohning's test for overdispersion of Poisson data}
\description{
A test for overdispersion of Poisson data.
}
\usage{
epi.bohning(obs, exp, alpha = 0.05)
}
\arguments{
\item{obs}{the observed number of cases in each area.}
\item{exp}{the expected number of cases in each area.}
\item{alpha}{alpha level to be used for the test of significance. Must be a single number between 0 and 1.}
}
\value{
A data frame with two elements: \code{test.statistic}, Bohning's test statistic and \code{p.value} the associated P-value.
}
\references{
Bohning D (2000). Computer-assisted Analysis of Mixtures and Applications. Chapman and Hall, Boca Raton.
Ugarte MD, Ibanez B, Militino AF (2006). Modelling risks in disease mapping. Statistical Methods in Medical Research 15: 21 - 35.
}
\examples{
## EXAMPLE 1:
data(epi.SClip)
obs <- epi.SClip$cases
pop <- epi.SClip$population
exp <- (sum(obs) / sum(pop)) * pop
epi.bohning(obs, exp, alpha = 0.05)
## Bohning's test was used to determine if there was statistically significant
## overdispersion in lip cancer cases across 56 Scottish districts for the
## period 1975 to 1980.
## The test statistic was 53.33. The associated P value was <0.01. We reject
## the null hypothesis of no over dispersion and accept the null hypothesis
## concluding that the lip cancer data are over dispersed.
}
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