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Table 3 Interaction relationship between two factors

From: Spatial association between outdoor air pollution and lung cancer incidence in China

Description

Interaction

q(X1 ∩ X2) < Min(q(X1), q(X2))

Non-linear weakening

Min(q(X1), q(X2)) < q(X1 ∩ X2) < Max(q(X1), q(X2))

Univariate weakening

q(X1 ∩ X2) > Max(q(X1),q(X2))

Bivariate enhancement

q(X1 ∩ X2) = q(X1) + q(X2)

Independent

q(X1 ∩ X2) > q(X1) + q(X2)

Non-linear enhancement

  1. Note: q(X1 ∩ X2) represents the q value from the interaction relationship between pollutants X1 and X2