Forecasting national and regional influenza-like illness for the USA

In this study, we were able to improve accuracy during a prospective forecasting exercise by coupling dynamics between reg ions. Although reduction of forecast subjectivity should be a long-term goal, some degree of human intervention is likely to improve forecast accuracy in the medium-term in parallel with the systematic consideration of more sophisticated ensemble approaches.
Source: PLoS Computational Biology - Category: Biology Authors: Source Type: research