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Software for Geostatistical Smoothing and Joinpoint Regression Modeling of Time Series of Compositional Variables in Epidemiology

Award Number: R43ES035667
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/05/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2025

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Software for Geostatistical Smoothing and Joinpoint Regression Modeling of Time Series of Compositional Variables in Epidemiology - 7. Project Summary/Abstract Joinpoint regression developed by the NCI Surveillance Research Program is increasingly used to identify the timing and extent of changes in time series of health outcomes and to project future disease burden. Many analyses of population data (e.g., cancer stage at diagnosis, causes of death, and patterns of health behavior), including those often used in joinpoint regression, are based on percentages or proportions, as the focus is typically on relative, not absolute frequencies. Such time series of compositional variables need to be modeled simultaneously to guarantee the coherency of the individual temporal trends; that is the predicted percentages sum to 100% at each time step. Analyzing temporal trends outside a spatial framework is also unsatisfactory because significant variation even within a single State is not accounted for. Modeling multivariate time series in a spatial framework is a significant theoretical, methodological and computational challenge that is not tackled by the NCI software. This research will address this need using spatial compositional data analysis (CoDa) whereby geostatistical noise-filtering and time trend modeling is conducted on logtransforms of ratios. This SBIR project is developing the first commercial software to offer tools for spatial geostatistical noise- filtering and joinpoint regression analysis of time series of compositional variables in epidemiology. The research product will be a stand-alone desktop space-time (ST) analysis and visualization tool, building on the legacy core software developed by BioMedware. These tools will be suited for the analysis of data outside health sciences, such as in geochemistry, economy or soil science, broadening significantly the commercial market for the end product. This project will accomplish three aims:  Develop a simulation-based methodology to propagate the uncertainty caused by the small number problem through the computation of the main types of log-ratio transform available in the CoDa literature and compare the robustness of subsequent analysis with respect to this noise. The modeling of temporal trends by joinpoint regression will be adapted to the compositional nature of the data. These are all novel approaches that are currently not available in the statistical literature.  Develop and test a prototype module that will implement novel methods (propagation of uncertainty, modeling of multivariate temporal trends) developed under Objective #1 into BioMedware’s space-time visualization and analysis technology (Vesta software).  Conduct a usability and user experience study and identify additional methods and tools for Phase II work, including the first CoDa advisor to guide the user through the selection and interpretation of appropriate data representations based on the type of data (i.e., continuous vs count data, rounded vs true zeros). These technologic, scientific and commercial innovations will enhance our ability to incorporate compositional data into any epidemiological problem with an underlying spatial or temporal reference.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2024	BIO-ANALYTICS, INC.	330 E LIBERTY ST	ANN ARBOR	MI	48104	WASHTENAW	USA	Environmental Health	000	1	3/27/2026	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $295,861 )
2024	2024	BIO-ANALYTICS, INC.	330 E LIBERTY ST	ANN ARBOR	MI	48104	WASHTENAW	USA	Environmental Health	000	1	6/4/2024	NEW	$295,861
2024	2024	BIO-ANALYTICS, INC.	330 E LIBERTY ST	ANN ARBOR	MI	48104	WASHTENAW	USA	Environmental Health	001	1	6/10/2024	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $295,861

Grand Total All Awards = $295,861

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Software for Geostatistical Smoothing and Joinpoint Regression Modeling of Time Series of Compositional Variables in Epidemiology

Award Number: R43ES035667

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/05/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2025

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