Grigg, O. A.; Spiegelhalter, D. J.; Jones, H. E. - In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A 172 (2009) 1, pp. 49-66
We consider the general problem of simultaneously monitoring multiple series of counts, applied in this case to methicillin resistant "Staphylococcus aureus" (MRSA) reports in 173 UK National Health Service acute trusts. Both within-trust changes from baseline ('local monitors') and overall...