<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In 2020, due to the COVID − 19 pandemic, various epidemiological models appeared in major studies [16, 22, 21], which differ in terms of complexity, type, etc. In accordance with the hypothesis, a complex model is more accurate and gives more reliable results than a simpler one because it takes into consideration more parameters.In this paper we study three different epidemiological models: a SIR, a SEIR and a SEIR − type model. Our aim is to set up differential equation models, which rely on similar parameters, however, the systems of equation and number of parameters deviate from each other. A visualization dashboard is implemented through this study, and thus, we are able not only to study the models but also to make users understand the differences between the complexity of epidemiological models, and ultimately, to share a more specific overview about these that are defined by differential equations [24].In order to validate our results, we make a comparison between the three models and the empirical data from Northern Italy and Wuhan, based on the infectious cases of COVID-19. To validate our results, we calculate the values of the parameters using the Least Square optimization algorithm.</abstract>

In 2020, due to the COVID − 19 pandemic, various epidemiological models appeared in major studies [16, 22, 21], which differ in terms of complexity, type, etc. In accordance with the hypothesis, a complex model is more accurate and gives more reliable results than a simpler one because it takes into consideration more parameters.In this paper we study three different epidemiological models: a SIR, a SEIR and a SEIR − type model. Our aim is to set up differential equation models, which rely on similar parameters, however, the systems of equation and number of parameters deviate from each other. A visualization dashboard is implemented through this study, and thus, we are able not only to study the models but also to make users understand the differences between the complexity of epidemiological models, and ultimately, to share a more specific overview about these that are defined by differential equations [24].In order to validate our results, we make a comparison between the three models and the empirical data from Northern Italy and Wuhan, based on the infectious cases of COVID-19. To validate our results, we calculate the values of the parameters using the Least Square optimization algorithm.

Comparing epidemiological models with the help of visualization dashboards

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Informatica

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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In 2020, due to the COVID − 19 pandemic, various epidemiological models appeared in major studies [16, 22, 21], which differ in terms of complexity, type, etc....

Comparing epidemiological models with the help of visualization dashboards

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 260 - 282

Received: Oct 13, 2020

Accepted: Nov 11, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausi-2020-0016

Keywords
Visualization dashboard, epidemiological model, optimization algorithm

© 2020 Csaba Farkas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Comparing epidemiological models with the help of visualization dashboards

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 260 - 282

Received: Oct 13, 2020

Accepted: Nov 11, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausi-2020-0016

KeywordsVisualization dashboard, epidemiological model, optimization algorithm

© 2020 Csaba Farkas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Visualization dashboard, epidemiological model, optimization algorithm