Table 2 Summary of the different data aggregation types under consideration for use in epidemic detection methods
From: Methods for detecting seasonal influenza epidemics using a school absenteeism surveillance system
Data Type | Description | Mean | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Elementary (ES) | Â | Â | Â |
ES-top | Daily absenteeism for the elementary school that reported the most days throughout the study period. | 8.34% | (7.89%, 8.79%) |
ES-3avg | Daily absenteeism averaged over the three elementary schools that reported the most days throughout the study period. | 6.39% | (5.96%, 6.82%) |
ES-allavg | Daily absenteeism averaged over all the elementary schools that reported. | 5.94% | (5.58%, 6.31%) |
Secondary (SS) | Â | Â | Â |
SS-top | Daily absenteeism from the secondary school that reported the most days throughout the study period. | 3.35% | (3.17%, 3.53%) |
SS-3avg | Daily absenteeism averaged over the three secondary schools that reported the most days throughout the study period. | 8.15% | (7.06%, 9.40%) |
SS-allavg | Daily absenteeism averaged over all the secondary schools that reported. | 7.76% | (6.96%, 8.55%) |
ES.SS-allavg | Daily absenteeism averaged across all elementary and secondary schools that reported. | 6.19% | (5.83%, 6.56%) |