Significant Weather Variable terms … RHVPAIRTVP/TTOTWINDNEWIND current const lag1 const lag2 const current P lag1 P lag2 P current P/A lag1 P/A lag2 P/A current Pr/r lag1 Pr/r lag2 Pr/r current Pr/r/Ar lag1 Pr/r/Ar lag2 Pr/r/Ar Significance shown using logistic regression with both: 1) plevels at greater than 95% group confidence (99.94%); and 2) cross-validation with a Brier score cost function
Fitting all Weather Variables together … Step-wise forward selection used logistic regression and cross-validation with Brier score cost function RHVPAIRTVP/TTOTWINDNEWIND current const lag1 const lag2 const current P lag1 P lag2 P current P/A lag1 P/A lag2 P/A current Pr/r lag1 Pr/r lag2 Pr/r current Pr/r/Ar lag1 Pr/r/Ar lag2 Pr/r/Ar000000
Logistic Regression for probability of occurrence ( “any case” or “epidemic 15/10 5 )