'Ensemble' modeling could lead to better flu forecasts
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 14:50
in Mathematics & Economics
By combining data from a variety of non-traditional sources, a research team led by computational epidemiologists has developed predictive models of flu-like activity that provide robust real-time estimates (aka 'now-casts') of flu activity and accurate forecasts of flu-like illness levels up to three weeks into the future.