Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Geosciences
Date of Award
5-2023
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Ingrid Luffman
Committee Members
Andrew Joyner, Megan Quinn
Abstract
This study is a spatiotemporal analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in school-age children (5-18 years) in Tennessee, from 2020-03-19 to 2022-02-12. Trend Analysis, Emerging Hot Spot Analysis, and a time series revealed three significant waves in both age groups. Therefore, Change Point Detection at the county level was completed using six defined change points to identify the wax and wane of the three COVID-19 waves. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis grouped counties with similar change points into six clusters. No spatial pattern was observed in distribution of the six clusters, however, when each change point was evaluated separately, spatial autocorrelation was present, showing that timing of the individual waves was clustered in space. This research describes appropriate spatioanalytical methods useful at different stages of a pandemic and could inform policymaking by public health officials.
Document Type
Thesis - embargo
Recommended Citation
Olawuyi, Omobolaji, "Assessing a Pandemic: Spatiotemporal Analysis of COVID-19 in Tennessee School-Age Children" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4221. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/4221
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.