Assessing Seasonality Variation with Harmonic Regression: Accommodations for Sharp Peaks

The use of the harmonic regression model is well accepted in the epidemiological and biostatistical communities as a standard procedure to examine seasonal patterns in disease occurrence. While these models may provide good fit to periodic patterns with relatively symmetric rises and falls, for some...

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Main Authors: Kavitha Ramanathan, Mani Thenmozhi, Sebastian George, Shalini Anandan, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Elena N. Naumova, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/4/1318