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7 ```{r, include = FALSE}
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14 # Rnaught <a href="https://MI2YorkU.github.io/Rnaught"><img src="man/figures/logo.svg" align="right" height="139" alt="Rnaught Logo"></a>
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16 Rnaught is an R package and web application for estimating the [basic
17 reproduction number
18 (*R*<sub>0</sub>)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number)
19 of infectious diseases.
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21 Currently, this estimation can be done in the web application via four
22 different methods: White and Panago (WP), sequential Bayes (seqB),
23 incidence decay (ID), and incidence decay and exponential adjustment
24 (IDEA).
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26 Datasets can be uploaded as a .csv file, or can be entered manually into
27 the application. The data is visualized in the application through plots
28 that show the case counts (either weekly or daily). If multiple datasets
29 are uploaded/manually entered, the trends corresponding to these
30 datasets are populated in the same plot and can be compared. This plot
31 can be exported as a .png file. Further, the dataset entered can be
32 exported into a .csv file. Two sample datasets are included: weekly
33 Canadian COVID-19 case count data from March 3rd, 2020 to March 31st,
34 2020, and weekly Ontario COVID-19 case count data from March 3rd, 2020
35 to March 31st, 2020.
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37 To estimate the basic reproductive number, the user can choose their
38 preferred estimator, and if applicable, must enter the known serial
39 interval prior to estimation. If multiple estimates of the basic
40 reproductive number are calculated, they are all included in a table
41 where each row represents an estimate. If multiple datasets are being
42 considered, the basic reproductive number is estimated for all datasets
43 and the columns of the table correspond to the different datasets
44 uploaded into the application. The table also consists of a column
45 corresponding to the value of the [serial interval
46 (SI)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_interval). This table can be
47 exported as a .csv file.
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49 In progress…