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\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.}
+\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.
+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
+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.
}
\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)
}