Skip to main content
. 2021 Nov 9;16(11):e0259763. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259763

Table 6. Interpretations obtained from the results of the error analysis.

No. Error Cause of the error Num. of errors Example sentence Incorrect prediction
1 False positive (FP) Co-occurring symptoms 10 (ja) インフルかと思って病院行ったけど、検査したら違ったよ。 Fever pos.
(en) I thought I had the flu so I went to the doctor, but I got tested and I was wrong.
2 Symptoms mentioned in general topics 8 (ja) 風邪といえば鼻づまりですよね。 Cold pos. Runny nose pos.
(en) To me, a cold means a stuffy nose.
3 Suspected influenza 5 (ja) インフルエンザかもしれないから部活休もうかな。 Flu pos.
(en) I might have the flu so I’m thinking I’ll skip the club meeting.
4 Fully recovered symptoms 5 (ja) やっと咳と痰が治まった。 Cough pos.
(en) My cough and phlegm are finally cured.
5 Metaphorical expressions 3 (ja) 熱をあげているのは嫁と娘だ。 Fever pos.
(en) What makes me excited are my wife and daughter.
6 Denied symptoms 2 (ja) 鼻水が止まらないので熱でもあるのかと思ったけど、全然そんなことなかったわ。 Fever pos.
(en) My nose won’t stop running, which got me wondering if I have a fever, but as it turns out I definitely do not.
7 Symptoms for asking unspecified people 2 (ja) 誰か熱ある人いない? Fever pos.
(en) Anyone have a fever?
8 Past symptoms 1 (ja) ネパールにいったら食べ物があわなくてお腹壊して下痢になった・・・ Diarrhea pos.
(en) When I went to Nepal, the food didn’t agree with me, and I got an upset stomach and diarrhea. . .
9 False negative (FN) Symptoms that are directly expressed 8 (ja) 痰が止まったとおもったらこんどは頭痛。 Headache neg.
(en) Just when I thought the phlegm was over, now I have a headache
10 Symptoms that are indirectly expressed 5 (ja) 中国にいた時は花粉症ならなかったのに再発したー! Runny nose neg.
(en) Even though I didn’t have allergies when I was in China, they’re back!
11 Symptoms that can be inferred to be positive by being a tweet from a person 4 (ja) 今日花粉少ないとか言ってるやつ花粉症じゃないから。 Runny nose neg.
(en) The people who are saying there’s not a lot of pollen today don’t have allergies.
12 Symptoms that are in the recovery process 1 (ja) インフルが回復してきてだいぶ元気になった!けどあと2日は外出禁止なんだよな。 Flu neg.
(en) I’ve recovered from the flu and feel great! But I’m still not allowed to go out for two days.
13 Symptoms occurring in the tweeter’s neighborhood 1 (ja) うちのクラス、集団で下痢事件 Diarrhea neg.
(en) There’s a diarrhea outbreak in my class