6.1 Topics Covered

• Create thematic maps for rates
• Assess extreme rate values by means of an excess risk map
• Understand the principle behind shrinkage estimation or smoothing rates
• Apply the Empirical Bayes smoothing principle to maps for rates
• Compute crude rates and smoothed rates in the table

GeoDa Functions

• Map > Rates-Calculated Map
  • Raw Rate
  • Excess Risk
  • Empirical Bayes
  • saving calculated rates to the table
• Table > Calculator > Rates
  • Raw Rate
  • Excess Risk
  • Empirical Bayes