Table 6.
Summary of the most used categories.
| Category | Most used |
| Clustering algorithm | Space-time permutation scan statistic |
| Type of clustering | Spatiotemporal type |
| Threshold | Recurrence interval |
| Design method | Participatory design |
| Evaluation method | Simulation with historical data |
| Performance metric | Sensitivity |
| Type of location | Geocode |
| Source of location | Patient health record |
| Nature of location source | Static |
| Visualization tool used | ArcGIS |
| Displayed output | Maps |
| Layout | Data clustering and aberration detection, alarms and alerts |