linear_assay_dynamics: Linear Assay Dynamics
In philliplab/tsic: Time since infection calculator

Returns the probability of testing positive x days after infection

1	linear_assay_dynamics(x, diagnostic_delay, spread = 1.5, abs_spread = NULL)

`x`	The time since infection
`diagnostic_delay`	The number of days since infection after which time 50 percent of patients will test positive.
`spread`	The multiplier applied to the diagnostic_delay to obtain the length of window centered at diagnostic_delay days after infection during some patients will have different results.
`abs_spread`	The width of the range over which the probabilities are both not zero and not one. This range will be centered around the diagnostic_delay. Setting this will cause the function to ignore whatever was specified for spread. Defaults to NULL.

A very simple scheme is used to compute these probabilities. Each assay is characterized by a diagnostic delay after which time 50 percent of patients will test positive. The assay also has a spread parameter. This parameter controls the window during which this probability is not 0 or 1. The default is 1.5 meaning that the period of time during which the assay result is not perfect is 50

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