Leading Indicators and the Evaluation of the Performance of Alerts for Influenza Epidemics.
Most evaluations of epidemic thresholds for influenza have been limited to internal criteria of the indicator variable. We aimed to initiate discussion on appropriate methods for evaluation and the value of cross-validation in assessing the performance of a candidate indicator for influenza activity...
Main Authors: | Dena L Schanzer, Myriam Saboui, Liza Lee, Francesca Reyes Domingo, Teresa Mersereau |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4626042?pdf=render |
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