Comparisons of statistical distributions for cluster sizes in a developing pandemic

Comparisons of statistical distributions for cluster sizes in a developing pandemic

Abstract Background We consider cluster size data of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions for a number of different settings from recently published data. The statistical characteristics of superspreading events are commonly described by fitting a negative binomial distribution to secondary infection and cluste...

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Main Authors: M. J. Faddy, A. N. Pettitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Cluster size
COVID-19
Extended Poisson process
Negative binomial distribution
Superspreading event
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01517-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01517-9

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