Least-squares fitting
Use standard optimization approaches to find parameters that minimize the SSQ deviation between predicted and observed incidence (or other disease measures). Assumes (1) constant variance; (2) measurement (observation) error only, no process error
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Controlling Infectious Diseases »Controlling Infectious Diseases
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Least-squares fitting
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