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Calculate the reproduction number (\(R\)) for a (heterogeneous) network

Source: R/calc_network_R.R
calc_network_R.Rd

The calculation of the reproduction number adjusting for heterogeneity in number of contacts.

Usage

calc_network_R(
  mean_num_contact,
  sd_num_contact,
  infect_duration,
  prob_transmission,
  age_range
)

Arguments

mean_num_contact

A numeric, mean (average) number of new contacts per unit time.

sd_num_contact

A numeric, standard deviation of the number of new contacts per unit time.

infect_duration

A numeric, the duration of infectiousness.

prob_transmission

A numeric probability of transmission per contact, also known as \(\beta\).

age_range

A numeric vector with two elements, the lower and upper age limits of individuals in the network.

Value

A named numeric vector of length 2, the unadjusted (R) and network adjusted (R_net) estimates of \(R\).

Examples

# example using NATSAL data
calc_network_R(
  mean_num_contact = 14.1,
  sd_num_contact = 69.6,
  infect_duration = 1,
  prob_transmission = 1,
  age_range = c(16, 74)
)
#>         R     R_net 
#> 0.2431034 6.1665077