Methods for temporal clusters

Temporal cluster detection methods are used to investigate disease clusters in time, whether cases of disease tend to aggregate in particular periods. All are used on group-level data, though Grimson's method can be used on individual-level data as well. These methods can be used to evaluate disease frequency or case counts in a single or in multiple time series.

¨ Grimson's method will analyze spatio-temporal data, similar to multiple time series data.