epidist 0.1.0

epidist 0.1.0

This is the first minor release of epidist intended for early test users of the package. As some features may change, the package is marked as experimental. We expect to release a stable 1.0.0 version shortly.

The epidist package implements models for epidemiological delay distributions. It uses brms to perform Bayesian inference.

One data format is currently available:

1. The linelist data format

Two statistical models are currently available:

1. The naive model: which models the delay directly using brms
2. The latent model: which implements a latent variable model to correct for biases in the data

The package is readily extensible to additional models via an S3 class based system. In particular, model fitting with [epidist()] is possible using S3 classes for custom:

1. Families
2. Formula
3. Prior distributions
4. Stan code

We provide functionality for post-processing. Alternatively, users may directly use tidybayes for specific families.

Three vignettes are available. There is also a frequently asked questions website section.