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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 10.
Published in final edited form as: Stat Med. 2008 Nov 10;27(25):5111–5142. doi: 10.1002/sim.3342

Table 4.

Powers (%) of tests on varying cluster patterns (sites), total number of cases (size) and relative risk (Rrisk).

Counly level data State level data
Site size Rrisk Besag Newell Moran’s I Tango CEPP Satscan ULS ULS FSS
5% 10% 20% normalized rate regular ADJ PDM 5% 10% 20% circle ellipse
bladder 2.50 1.10 11 11 8 6 5 6 6 26 9 9 7 9 32 14 7 8
bladder 2.50 1.20 46 36 28 9 5 7 16 61 32 37 27 26 63 29 18 26
bladder 2.50 1.50 100 100 98 48 6 11 89 100 100 100 97 100 100 88 97 100
bladder 2.50 2.00 100 100 100 100 6 31 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 5.00 1.10 17 15 14 8 6 8 11 39 19 20 14 12 42 17 10 14
bladder 5.00 1.20 81 69 52 14 5 6 36 87 71 74 58 64 91 45 45 62
bladder 5.00 1.50 100 100 100 93 5 17 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 6 55 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 10.00 1.10 39 28 22 8 6 7 15 63 31 38 28 27 65 10 21 23
bladder 10.00 1.20 100 95 85 35 6 11 71 99 98 98 91 97 100 33 85 95
bladder 10.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 5 27 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 8 79 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 25.00 1.10 88 75 64 18 5 10 48 95 84 86 68 79 96 12 59 75
bladder 25.00 1.20 100 100 100 84 5 15 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 56 100 100
bladder 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 5 54 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 12 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 50.00 1.10 100 99 95 42 7 10 88 100 100 100 97 100 100 17 97 99
bladder 50.00 1.20 100 100 100 100 5 20 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 87 100 100
bladder 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 8 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
bladder 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 16 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
cervix 2.50 1.10 9 11 7 7 6 4 5 20 8 10 11 9 35 4 7 8
cervix 2.50 1.20 24 26 19 6 5 2 10 41 22 22 27 22 55 4 16 18
cervix 2.50 1.50 99 96 91 31 4 0 61 99 95 94 98 96 100 15 78 93
cervix 2.50 2.00 100 100 100 97 8 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 83 100 100
cervix 5.00 1.10 13 19 14 7 5 3 7 27 16 18 20 13 43 6 13 15
cervix 5.00 1.20 50 63 48 11 4 2 21 70 48 53 63 41 82 11 38 46
cervix 5.00 1.50 100 100 100 72 7 0 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 58 99 100
cervix 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 9 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
cervix 10.00 1.10 22 37 21 8 5 3 10 44 23 27 35 22 58 14 22 21
cervix 10.00 1.20 88 92 77 23 6 1 42 95 85 86 91 84 98 31 71 79
cervix 10.00 1.50 100 100 100 99 9 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 92 100 100
cervix 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 12 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
cervix 25.00 1.10 60 77 58 14 5 2 25 82 62 63 75 55 88 22 50 57
cervix 25.00 1.20 100 100 99 65 7 1 94 100 100 100 100 100 100 57 97 100
cervix 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 7 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
cervix 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 18 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
cervix 50.00 1.10 93 96 90 29 6 1 57 97 93 94 96 93 100 33 80 90
cervix 50.00 1.20 100 100 100 99 6 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 88 100 100
cervix 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 10 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
cervix 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 37 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
colorectal 2.50 1.10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 16 7 6 6 6 29 10 6 5
colorectal 2.50 1.20 12 11 11 8 5 6 8 25 12 11 13 13 42 17 12 12
colorectal 2.50 1.50 61 49 35 25 5 5 31 67 62 63 58 96 100 60 53 66
colorectal 2.50 2.00 100 99 94 91 6 6 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 99 100
colorectal 5.00 1.10 8 6 7 7 5 5 6 19 9 11 9 8 35 11 8 8
colorectal 5.00 1.20 15 15 14 11 4 6 13 29 22 26 22 19 60 24 22 24
colorectal 5.00 1.50 93 88 68 58 6 7 75 94 96 96 89 99 100 77 88 96
colorectal 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 7 9 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
colorectal 10.00 1.10 11 7 8 7 5 6 7 22 12 13 13 13 47 11 15 11
colorectal 10.00 1.20 41 26 21 16 6 6 19 50 41 43 38 51 86 18 40 44
colorectal 10.00 1.50 100 99 96 95 6 10 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 73 99 100
colorectal 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 8 13 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
colorectal 25.00 1.10 25 15 18 9 4 5 14 37 27 29 27 26 68 15 29 30
colorectal 25.00 1.20 90 70 60 47 5 7 64 88 89 92 83 96 100 33 82 91
colorectal 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 7 11 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 93 100 100
colorectal 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 11 23 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
colorectal 50.00 1.10 54 38 30 19 6 7 29 61 57 57 51 64 92 21 53 57
colorectal 50.00 1.20 100 99 91 90 6 10 98 100 100 100 99 100 100 52 99 100
colorectal 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 7 16 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100
colorectal 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 15 36 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
kidney 2.50 1.10 13 14 11 5 4 3 8 24 8 12 12 7 33 4 10 15
kidney 2.50 1.20 31 40 33 8 5 2 16 55 24 32 37 17 50 4 26 43
kidney 2.50 1.50 99 99 99 33 6 1 87 100 96 98 99 92 99 23 94 100
kidney 2.50 2.00 100 100 100 97 7 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 94 100 100
kidney 5.00 1.10 14 22 20 8 5 3 10 36 15 17 24 11 43 6 17 25
kidney 5.00 1.20 54 72 63 12 5 2 32 81 47 63 67 37 70 9 51 74
kidney 5.00 1.50 100 100 100 70 6 0 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 54 100 100
kidney 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 8 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
kidney 10.00 1.10 28 40 31 7 5 2 16 55 23 32 38 21 55 7 29 40
kidney 10.00 1.20 91 96 91 22 5 0 68 98 84 92 94 77 96 15 87 96
kidney 10.00 1.50 100 100 100 99 6 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 79 100 100
kidney 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 12 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
kidney 25.00 1.10 73 84 72 12 4 1 43 92 62 74 80 52 83 14 68 86
kidney 25.00 1.20 100 100 100 64 6 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 43 100 100
kidney 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 6 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
kidney 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 16 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
kidney 50.00 1.10 97 100 97 29 6 0 81 100 96 98 98 88 98 24 94 99
kidney 50.00 1.20 100 100 100 98 5 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 72 100 100
kidney 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 12 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
kidney 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 32 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
liver 2.50 1.10 8 10 6 5 5 7 7 24 8 9 9 7 29 3 5 8
liver 2.50 1.20 20 26 12 8 3 9 14 49 23 22 19 15 52 2 14 19
liver 2.50 1.50 98 98 79 33 4 18 87 100 99 97 93 94 100 9 85 95
liver 2.50 2.00 100 100 100 98 7 30 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 93 100 100
liver 5.00 1.10 11 17 9 7 4 6 10 32 15 14 13 10 38 3 7 11
liver 5.00 1.20 47 53 28 10 4 12 31 77 52 48 44 38 79 2 32 41
liver 5.00 1.50 100 100 98 75 4 25 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 23 100 100
liver 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 6 44 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
liver 10.00 1.10 21 26 12 8 5 11 14 50 23 21 21 17 59 4 14 18
liver 10.00 1.20 89 89 54 23 6 13 66 98 90 85 81 82 99 6 69 77
liver 10.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 5 37 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 58 100 100
liver 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 8 67 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
liver 25.00 1.10 64 71 36 13 4 12 41 89 67 61 58 53 90 6 46 56
liver 25.00 1.20 100 100 95 66 5 23 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 14 99 100
liver 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 7 69 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 96 100 100
liver 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 9 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
liver 50.00 1.10 89 96 69 28 5 17 82 99 98 94 88 93 100 10 80 89
liver 50.00 1.20 100 100 100 98 4 38 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 48 100 100
liver 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 7 87 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
liver 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 20 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungf 2.50 1.10 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 18 7 7 6 6 28 5 6 7
lungf 2.50 1.20 19 7 7 6 5 5 8 24 15 12 7 11 35 5 8 9
lungf 2.50 1.50 91 42 24 21 5 3 37 77 89 61 27 77 93 23 33 53
lungf 2.50 2.00 100 99 88 88 5 1 99 100 100 100 88 100 100 92 97 100
lungf 5.00 1.10 11 5 6 6 4 4 6 17 11 8 6 8 33 7 7 10
lungf 5.00 1.20 36 12 9 8 5 4 13 35 37 24 9 23 53 9 14 19
lungf 5.00 1.50 100 85 51 53 6 2 83 98 100 97 59 99 100 48 75 95
lungf 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 6 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungf 10.00 1.10 16 7 8 9 6 4 7 24 16 12 8 11 44 5 10 10
lungf 10.00 1.20 71 19 20 17 6 4 24 58 70 45 18 57 84 11 25 36
lungf 10.00 1.50 100 98 91 92 5 1 100 100 100 100 92 100 100 31 100 100
lungf 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 8 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungf 25.00 1.10 31 12 12 9 4 4 16 46 46 27 14 28 64 8 18 25
lungf 25.00 1.20 99 67 48 40 5 3 68 97 100 94 49 99 100 12 68 92
lungf 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 6 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 39 100 100
lungf 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 12 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungf 50.00 1.10 73 27 23 20 5 3 33 72 87 58 22 70 91 11 35 51
lungf 50.00 1.20 100 98 87 84 6 2 99 100 100 100 87 100 100 14 98 100
lungf 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 8 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100
lungf 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 17 0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungm 2.50 1.10 7 7 8 5 5 5 5 19 8 9 11 8 36 5 9 10
lungm 2.50 1.20 16 23 25 7 5 5 9 35 21 30 35 20 54 7 18 24
lungm 2.50 1.50 90 93 93 20 5 3 20 95 89 96 98 94 99 21 82 93
lungm 2.50 2.00 100 100 100 70 4 2 82 100 100 100 100 100 100 76 100 100
lungm 5.00 1.10 12 14 15 6 5 5 5 26 13 21 19 14 46 9 15 16
lungm 5.00 1.20 36 45 47 7 4 3 9 56 41 56 64 43 75 22 38 44
lungm 5.00 1.50 100 100 100 38 6 4 49 100 100 100 100 100 100 76 100 100
lungm 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 99 7 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungm 10.00 1.10 22 22 21 7 4 5 6 34 20 30 36 20 57 20 22 22
lungm 10.00 1.20 78 80 76 13 6 5 14 84 72 86 93 81 95 51 65 76
lungm 10.00 1.50 100 100 100 83 6 4 92 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100
lungm 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 11 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungm 25.00 1.10 58 57 58 9 6 5 8 68 51 67 74 55 83 34 46 59
lungm 25.00 1.20 100 100 100 31 5 5 39 100 100 100 100 100 100 79 99 100
lungm 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 6 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungm 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 15 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungm 50.00 1.10 91 91 88 16 6 5 16 92 84 94 96 90 97 54 77 88
lungm 50.00 1.20 100 100 100 70 5 3 82 100 100 100 100 100 100 96 100 100
lungm 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 9 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
lungm 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 21 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
prostate 2.50 1.10 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 18 7 8 7 7 30 5 7 6
prostate 2.50 1.20 20 22 17 8 4 4 7 32 19 24 19 15 43 9 15 17
prostate 2.50 1.50 90 91 86 26 4 3 29 92 92 94 88 88 98 33 74 90
prostate 2.50 2.00 100 100 100 93 6 2 98 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100
prostate 5.00 1.10 11 14 10 7 5 4 6 22 12 15 14 9 37 7 9 11
prostate 5.00 1.20 38 47 38 10 5 6 11 53 45 49 43 32 68 13 29 41
prostate 5.00 1.50 100 100 100 61 5 4 68 100 100 100 99 100 100 70 99 100
prostate 5.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 9 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
prostate 10.00 1.10 21 25 16 8 5 5 7 32 18 23 21 18 51 10 16 15
prostate 10.00 1.20 77 80 67 19 5 3 17 80 79 81 72 69 93 29 57 74
prostate 10.00 1.50 100 100 100 97 6 3 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 93 100 100
prostate 10.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 8 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
prostate 25.00 1.10 54 59 45 12 5 4 13 62 55 58 49 44 79 16 35 49
prostate 25.00 1.20 100 100 100 52 4 5 57 100 100 100 99 100 100 43 97 100
prostate 25.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 7 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100
prostate 25.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 16 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
prostate 50.00 1.10 91 91 80 22 5 4 26 88 90 92 81 84 97 22 70 85
prostate 50.00 1.20 100 100 100 93 6 3 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 67 100 100
prostate 50.00 1.50 100 100 100 100 9 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
prostate 50.00 2.00 100 100 100 100 29 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100