Spatial distributions find applications in various fields, such as public health, biology, ecology, geography, economics or sociology. The DAC statistic is the difference between the empirical cumulative distribution of cases and that of non-cases at a particular point. This study uses the longitude and latitude as the coordinates of the homes of mothers in Spartanburg County, SC who gave birth to their babies in 1989 or 1990. A priori, clusters

Even though its use has been limited, the DAC statistic, defined as the difference between the empirical distribution for the cases and that of the total sample, presents a great potential in detecting spatial clusters. Our previous work focused on examining its sensitivity to the location of origin and orientation of axes, and on its possible role as an instrument to detect clusters. Results indicate that the DAC statistic does not depend on the