r2R: Convert Growth Rate to Reproduction Number

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Convert Growth Rate to Reproduction Number

Description

Convenience function to convert a growth rate (little r) to a reproduction number (R) given a particular generation time.

Usage

r2R(r, mu_gamma = 4.7, sd_gamma = 2.9)

Arguments

r	a double representing the growth rate
mu_gamma	a double representing mean of the gamma function characterizing the generation time.
sd_gamma	a double representing standard deviation of the gamma function characterizing the generation time.

Source

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2020.0144

Examples

cases <- rpois(10,2.5)
t <- 1:10
fit <- glm(cases ~ t, family = "poisson")

r2R(coef(fit)[2])

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