Analysis
Analysis is defined herein as an activity that focuses on understanding the models. Analytics is about using the models as a tool for the systematic analysis of data for malaria policy.
After building a model, ramp.xds is designed to streamline analysis of the models.
in Solving Dynamical Systems, we describe how
ramp.xdssolves systems of differential equations. The outputs are parsed, making it easy to use the dependent variables by name.in malaria, we understand malaria epidemiology in a population as a result of the history of exposure. An important tool we developed thus allows us to study the Dynamics of Malaria in Cohorts.
Each model is required to supply functions that describe how the states get translated into observable quantities. In Observational Processes, we discuss a models skill set, and
In Visualization, we describe how to use built-in functions to visualize the outputs, making it easy to visualize model outputs.
Qualitative Analysis includes methods for understanding the behavior of systems without solving them. In
ramp.xds, we include utilities to compute steady states, attractors, threshold conditions, and measures of connectivity.Finally, we are intereseted in understanding Scaling Relationships; how does the incidence of malaria by age scale with the average annual EIR and its seasonal pattern?