Table 2 Average parameter estimates in the stochastic SIR model for different values of the number \(\tau\) of data points used.

From: Model fit vs. predictive reliability: a case study of the 1978 influenza outbreak

 

\(\beta\)

\(\gamma\)

\(\delta\)

\(\nu\)

\(R_0\)

AR

\(\tau =14\)

0.0038

1.69

0.78

0.53

1.76

540

\(\tau =9\)

0.0031

1.08

1.07

0.61

2.51

643

\(\tau =6\)

0.0033

1.18

0.68

0.62

2.48

633

\(\tau =5\)

0.0035

1.12

0.75

0.56

2.72

661