In many situations we need a system for detecting changes early. Examples are early detection of disease outbreaks, of patients at risk and of financial instability. In influenza outbreaks, for example, we want to detect an increase in the number of cases. Important indicators might be the...

A system for detecting changes in an on-going process is needed in many situations. On-line monitoring (surveillance) is used in early detection of disease outbreaks, of patients at risk and of financial instability. By continually monitoring one or several indicators, we can, early, detect a...

Varningssystem behövs t.ex. vid intensivövervakning, smittskydd, miljörisker och kvalitetskontroll av vården. Statistiska varningssystem signalerar när det skett en väsentlig ändring och man vet vilka egenskaper systemet har. För varningssystem är det viktigt att larmet kommer snabbt...