Cuzick–Edwards test

In statistics, the Cuzick–Edwards test[1] is a significance test whose aim is to detect the possible clustering of sub-populations within a clustered or non-uniformly-spread overall population.

Possible applications of the test include examining the spatial clustering of childhood leukemia and lymphoma within the general population, given that the general population is spatially clustered.

[citation needed] The test is based on:[citation needed] An example application of this test was to spatial clustering of leukaemias and lymphomas among young people in New Zealand.

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