Inference of the generalized-growth model via maximum likelihood estimation: a reflection on the impact of overdispersion

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2019.110029MaRDI QIDQ2010885zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Tapiwa Ganyani, Christel Faes, Niel Hens

Publication date 28 November 2019

Published in Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.110029

zbMATH Keywords

maximum likelihood estimationoverdispersionsub-exponential growthearly epidemic growth phasegeneralized-growth model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Epidemiology (92D30)

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• Stata
• pomp
• incidence

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