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#' IDEA method
#'
-#' This function implements a least squares estimation method of R0 due to Fisman et al. (PloS One, 2013).
-#' See details for implementation notes.
+#' This function implements a least squares estimation method of R0 due to
+#' Fisman et al. (PloS One, 2013). See details for implementation notes.
#'
-#' 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
+#' 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.
+#' 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.
#'
#' @param NT Vector of case counts.
-#' @param 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.
+#' @param 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.
#'
#' @return \code{IDEA} returns a single value, the estimate of R0.
#'
#' @examples
-#' ## ===================================================== ##
-#' ## Illustrate on weekly data ##
-#' ## ===================================================== ##
-#'
+#' # Weekly data.
#' NT <- c(1, 4, 10, 5, 3, 4, 19, 3, 3, 14, 4)
-#' ## obtain Rhat when serial distribution has mean of five days
-#' IDEA(NT=NT, mu=5/7)
-#' ## obtain Rhat when serial distribution has mean of three days
-#' IDEA(NT=NT, mu=3/7)
#'
-#' ## ========================================================= ##
-#' ## Compute Rhat using only the first five weeks of data ##
-#' ## ========================================================= ##
+#' # Obtain R0 when the serial distribution has a mean of five days.
+#' IDEA(NT, mu = 5 / 7)
#'
-#' IDEA(NT=NT[1:5], mu=5/7) # serial distribution has mean of five days
+#' # Obtain R0 when the serial distribution has a mean of three days.
+#' IDEA(NT, mu = 3 / 7)
#'
#' @export
IDEA <- function(NT, mu) {
- if (length(NT) < 2)
- print("Warning: length of NT should be at least two.")
- else {
- NT <- as.numeric(NT)
- TT <- length(NT)
- s <- (1:TT) / mu
+ if (length(NT) < 2)
+ print("Warning: length of NT should be at least two.")
+ else {
+ NT <- as.numeric(NT)
+ TT <- length(NT)
+ s <- (1:TT) / mu
- y1 <- log(NT) / s
- y2 <- s^2
- y3 <- log(NT)
+ y1 <- log(NT) / s
+ y2 <- s^2
+ y3 <- log(NT)
- IDEA1 <- sum(y2) * sum(y1) - sum(s) * sum(y3)
- IDEA2 <- TT * sum(y2) - sum(s)^2
- IDEA <- exp(IDEA1 / IDEA2)
+ IDEA1 <- sum(y2) * sum(y1) - sum(s) * sum(y3)
+ IDEA2 <- TT * sum(y2) - sum(s)^2
+ IDEA <- exp(IDEA1 / IDEA2)
- return(IDEA)
- }
+ return(IDEA)
+ }
}