Table 2 Exponential growth rates, corresponding doubling times for various populations and measurements given available data.

From: Lies, Gosh Darn Lies, and not enough good statistics: why epidemic model parameter estimation fails

Region

\(\kappa\)

\(T_{d}\)(days)

New York State21 (cumulative cases)

\(0.1170 \pm 0.0021\)

\(5.9 \pm 0.1\)

New York State21 (relative frequency)

\(0.0471 \pm 0.0095\)

\(14.7 \pm 3.0\)

Lebanon24 (cumulative cases)

\(0.05998 \pm 0.00786\)

\(11.6 \pm 1.5\)

Australia New South Wales25 (cumulative cases)

\(0.1984 \pm 0.0153\)

\(3.5 \pm 0.3\)