sim_linelist function

Simulate simple linelist data

This function simulates a simple linelist data including dates of epidemiological events and basic patient information. No underlying epidemiological model is used.

sim_linelist(
  n = 1,
  onset_from = as.Date("2020-01-01"),
  onset_span = 60,
  report_delay = 7,
  cfr = 0.1
)

Arguments

• n: Number of entries to simulate.
• onset_from: The earliest date of symptom onset which can be generated.
• onset_span: The time span over which to generate dates of onset.
• report_delay: The mean delay between onset and reporting, using a Poisson distribution.
• cfr: The case fatality ratio, i.e. the proportion of patient dying from the infection (used to generate the 'outcome' variable).

Examples

sim_linelist(10)

Author(s)

Thibaut Jombart thibautjombart@gmail.com