Table 3 Comparison of the performance of epidemic detection algorithms for measles and COVID-19 based on performance evaluation indicators
Algorithms | Disease | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive Predictive Value | Negative Predictive Value | False Positive Rate | Figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original Farrington | Measles | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.22 | Fig. 2 |
Farrington Flexible | Measles | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.19 | Fig. 3 |
GLRa Poisson | Measles | 0.44 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 0.00 | Fig. 4 |
Periodic Poisson | Measles | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.30 | Fig. 5 |
Original Farrington | Covid-19 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.21 | Fig. 6 |
GLR Poisson | Covid-19 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 0.43 | Fig. 7 |