Small-Area Analysis
Synonyms
Analyses, Small-Area
Analyses, Small-Area Variation
Analysis, Small Area
Analysis, Small-Area
Analysis, Small-Area Variation
Small Area Analysis
Small Area Studies
Small Area Variation
Small Area Variation Analysis
Small-Area Analyses
Small-Area Studies
Small-Area Study
Small-Area Variation
Small-Area Variation Analyses
Small-Area Variation Analysis
Small-Area Variations
Studies, Small-Area
Study, Small-Area
Variation Analyses, Small-Area
Variation Analysis, Small Area
Variation Analysis, Small-Area
Variation, Small-Area
Variations, Small-Area
A method of analyzing the variation in utilization of health care in small geographic or demographic areas. It often studies, for example, the usage rates for a given service or procedure in several small areas, documenting the variation among the areas. By comparing high- and low-use areas, the analysis attempts to determine whether there is a pattern to such use and to identify variables that are associated with and contribute to the variation.