Edge-based compartmental modeling for epidemic spread Part II: Model Selection and Hierarchies

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2011-06-30

arxiv.org/abs/1106.6319v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Populations and Evolution

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We consider the edge-based compartmental models for epidemic spread developed in Part I. We show conditions under which simpler models may be substituted for more detailed models, and in so doing we define a hierarchy of epidemic models. In particular we provide conditions under which it is appropriate to use the standard mass action SIR model, and we show what happens when these conditions fail. Using our hierarchy, we provide a procedure leading to the choice of the appropriate model for a given population. Our result about the convergence of models to the Mass Action model gives clear, rigorous conditions under which the Mass Action model is accurate.

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