Matlab Code for Cholera Spatiotemporal Analysis in Hubei Province, 1949-2020

Hubei Province, China, is the geographic scope of this analysis. The dataset consists of Matlab code used to perform Mann-Kendall tests, wavelet analysis, and other statistical methods on historical cholera data from 1949 to 2020. It was authored by Zhiyu Chen and shared on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Detecting long-term temporal trends in cholera incidence based on Mann-Kendall test results
• Identifying seasonal patterns and multi-year cycles in disease outbreaks based on wavelet analysis
• Mapping disease hotspots and analyzing spatial clustering based on described hotspot analysis
• Modeling the influence of environmental and socio-economic drivers on epidemics based on structural equation modeling

Strengths

• Analysis covers a long temporal range from 1949 to 2020.
• Code implements multiple statistical methods (Mann-Kendall, wavelet analysis, structural equation modeling) for a multi-faceted investigation.
• The study identifies specific temporal cycles (29, 19, and 8 years) and spatial hotspots (Wuhan, Xianning).

Limitations

• The dataset is 1.3 KB, indicating it is likely only the code script, not the underlying cholera or environmental data.
• Row count and column-level documentation for any source data are unknown.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Zhiyu Chen.

Collection Method

Code was used to analyze historical cholera and environmental data, employing statistical and geospatial techniques.

Time Range

1949–2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 17:36:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hubei Province, China