Published on in Vol 7, No 1 (2015):

Detecting Outbreaks in Time-Series Data with RecentMax

Detecting Outbreaks in Time-Series Data with RecentMax

Detecting Outbreaks in Time-Series Data with RecentMax

Authors of this article:

Dave Carter ;   Joel D. Martin
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The RecentMax algorithm seeks to detect typical outbreaks of transmissible disease (particularly influenza-like illness) in time-series data better than existing algorithms like CDC EARS C1/C2/C3.