Comparing syndromic surveillance detection methods: EARS' <i>versus</i> a CUSUM‐based methodology
Comparing syndromic surveillance detection methods: EARS' <i>versus</i> a CUSUM‐based methodology
This paper compares the performance of three detection methods, entitled C1, C2, and C3, that are implemented in the early aberration reporting system (EARS) and other syndromic surveillance systems versus the CUSUM applied to model-based prediction errors. The cumulative sum (CUSUM) performed significantly better than the EARS' methods across all …