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Comparison of new computational methods for spatial modelling of malaria

Geostatistical analysis of health data is increasingly used to model spatial variation in malaria prevalence, burden, and other metrics. Traditional inference methods for geostatistical modelling are notoriously computationally intensive, motivating the development of newer, approximate methods for geostatistical analysis or, more broadly, computational modelling of spatial processes.

Citation:
Wong S, Flegg JA, Golding N, Kandanaarachchi S. Comparison of new computational methods for spatial modelling of malaria. Malar J. 2023;22(1)   

Keywords:
Geostatistics; Predictive modelling; Risk mapping; Spatial modelling

Abstract:
Geostatistical analysis of health data is increasingly used to model spatial variation in malaria prevalence, burden, and other metrics. Traditional inference methods for geostatistical modelling are notoriously computationally intensive, motivating the development of newer, approximate methods for geostatistical analysis or, more broadly, computational modelling of spatial processes.