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. 2017 Mar;18:16–28. doi: 10.1016/j.epidem.2017.02.006

Table 3.

Performance statistics of single and multi-model ensemble predictions with respect to the baseline (training) data and post-intervention (validation) data.

Site Model Weighta Diversity AE RE ReRMSE Improvement (MM > SM)
Baseline performance
Malindi EPIFIL 0.60 2.34 3.98 0.16 0.45 −0.07
LYMFASIM 0.29 7.46 5.58 0.22 0.60 0.21
TRANSFIL 0.11 7.03 8.97 0.36 1.43 0.67
MM Ensemble 3.08 4.15 0.17 0.48



Nanaha EPIFIL 0.32 5.25 11.69 0.19 0.81 −0.28
LYMFASIM 0.41 10.10 9.71 0.16 0.90 −0.15
TRANSFIL 0.27 8.23 11.70 0.19 1.43 0.28
MM Ensemble 8.91 10.83 0.18 1.04



Pondicherry EPIFIL 0.17 1.14 2.26 0.27 0.88 0.22
LYMFASIM 0.75 1.86 1.20 0.14 0.56 −0.23
TRANSFIL 0.08 5.14 3.61 0.43 0.91 0.25
MM Ensemble 2.41 1.61 0.19 0.68



Post-intervention performance
Malindi EPIFIL 0.50 3.78 0.41 0.90 0.01
LYMFASIM 2.47 4.81 0.52 0.83 −0.07
TRANSFIL 3.93 3.25 0.35 0.71 −0.26
MM Ensemble 2.10 3.87 0.42 0.89



Nanaha EPIFIL 1.83 8.93 0.49 1.33 0.20
LYMFASIM 7.01 23.23 1.28 1.10 0.03
TRANSFIL 8.53 8.04 0.44 0.72 −0.48
MM Ensemble 13.64 12.24 0.68 1.07



Pondicherry EPIFIL 1.56 2.93 0.53 1.13 0.18
LYMFASIM 0.96 0.70 0.13 0.90 −0.02
TRANSFIL 2.70 1.97 0.36 0.95 0.03
MM Ensemble 1.89 1.66 0.30 0.93
a

Weights derived during calibration are used in validation.