Least-squares estimation of the contact rate in models for the spread of infectious diseases
传染病传播模型中接触率的最小二乘估计
The contact rate and associated contact number determine the rate of spread of an infectious disease whose population dynamics are described by a mathematical model. It is shown how to obtain least-squares estimates of the contact rate for a standard homogeneous univariate model and a four-group model with different contact rates between the groups. The results of a small scale simulation are presented in the case of the four-group model. It is argued that the least-squares…