Article | REF: MED4001 V2

Spatial analysis for epidemiology and health geography

Author: Marc SOURIS

Publication date: December 10, 2023

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5. Glossary

Pathogen; Pathogen agent

Infectious agent that can cause a health disorder in certain individuals, humans or animals (virus, bacterium, parasite, fungus, prion, etc.).

Aggregate; Cluster

Statistically significant spatial grouping of objects or events.

Spatial analysis; Analyse spatiale

Data analysis that seeks to highlight structures, shapes or geometric characteristics of a set of objects, using their location. Spatial analysis also seeks to analyze the interactions and processes at the origin of these structures.

Choropleth card

Map that associates a numerical value for each geographic unit with a color. Numerical values are divided into classes, with each geographic unit represented by a solid color corresponding...

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