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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/IDEA.R
+\name{IDEA}
+\alias{IDEA}
+\title{IDEA method}
+\usage{
+IDEA(NT, mu)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{NT}{Vector of case counts.}
+
+\item{mu}{Mean of the serial distribution. This needs to match case counts in
+time units. For example, if case counts are weekly and the serial
+distribution has a mean of seven days, then \code{mu} should be set
+to one. If case counts are daily and the serial distribution has a
+mean of seven days, then \code{mu} should be set to seven.}
+}
+\value{
+\code{IDEA} returns a single value, the estimate of R0.
+}
+\description{
+This function implements a least squares estimation method of R0 due to
+Fisman et al. (PloS One, 2013). See details for implementation notes.
+}
+\details{
+This method is closely related to that implemented in \code{ID}. The method
+is based on an incidence decay model. The estimate of R0 is the value which
+minimizes the sum of squares between observed case counts and cases counts
+expected under the model.
+
+This method is based on an approximation of the SIR model, which is most
+valid at the beginning of an epidemic. The method assumes that the mean of
+the serial distribution (sometimes called the serial interval) is known. The
+final estimate can be quite sensitive to this value, so sensitivity testing
+is strongly recommended. Users should be careful about units of time (e.g.,
+are counts observed daily or weekly?) when implementing.
+}
+\examples{
+# Weekly data.
+NT <- c(1, 4, 10, 5, 3, 4, 19, 3, 3, 14, 4)
+
+# Obtain R0 when the serial distribution has a mean of five days.
+IDEA(NT, mu = 5 / 7)
+
+# Obtain R0 when the serial distribution has a mean of three days.
+IDEA(NT, mu = 3 / 7)
+
+}