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- Title
Uncertainty quantification for epidemiological forecasts of COVID-19 through combinations of model predictions.
- Authors
Silk, Daniel S.; Bowman, Veronica E.; Semochkina, Daria; Dalrymple, Ursula; Woods, Dave C.; Silk, D S; Bowman, V E; Semochkina, D; Dalrymple, U; Woods, D C
- Abstract
Scientific advice to the UK government throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been informed by ensembles of epidemiological models provided by members of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza group on Modelling. Among other applications, the model ensembles have been used to forecast daily incidence, deaths and hospitalizations. The models differ in approach (e.g. deterministic or agent-based) and in assumptions made about the disease and population. These differences capture genuine uncertainty in the understanding of disease dynamics and in the choice of simplifying assumptions underpinning the model. Although analyses of multi-model ensembles can be logistically challenging when time-frames are short, accounting for structural uncertainty can improve accuracy and reduce the risk of over-confidence in predictions. In this study, we compare the performance of various ensemble methods to combine short-term (14-day) COVID-19 forecasts within the context of the pandemic response. We address practical issues around the availability of model predictions and make some initial proposals to address the shortcomings of standard methods in this challenging situation.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PREDICTION models; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; FORECASTING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL models; INFLUENZA; PREDICATE calculus
- Publication
Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 2022, Vol 31, Issue 9, p1778
- ISSN
0962-2802
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/09622802221109523