Regression Models for Understanding COVID-19 Epidemic Dynamics With Incomplete Data
不完整数据下理解 COVID-19 疫情动态的回归模型
Modeling infectious disease dynamics has been critical throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Of particular interest are the incidence, prevalence, and effective reproductive number (Rt ). Estimating these quantities is challenging due to under-ascertainment, unreliable reporting, and time lags between infection, onset, and testing. We propose a Multilevel Epidemic Regression Model to Account for Incomplete Data (MERMAID) to jointly estimate Rt , ascertainment rates, incidence,…