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Table 7 Simulation results for hotspots with changing peak height

From: Detecting and diagnosing hotspots for the enhanced management of hospital emergency departments in Queensland, Australia

Hotspot

Number found by hotspot peak

Number found by hotspot end

Univariate control chart

Surveillance tree

Univariate control chart

Surveillance tree

Peak 20

117

89

281

280

Peak 40

407

634

725

968

Peak 80

930

1000

997

1000

  1. The performance results for each method over the 1000 simulations for the same hotspot type but with changing peak height.
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

ISSN: 1472-6947

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