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README.Rmd

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 - Create a [team directory](../../wiki/Creating-a-team-directory)
 - Add your [metadata](../../wiki/Metadata) and a [license](../../wiki/Licensing)
 
-#### Forecasting
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-We require some forecast parameters so that we can compare and ensemble forecasts. All forecasts should use the following structure:
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-| Parameter | Description                           |
-|-----------|---------------------------------------|
-| Target    | Cases, hospitalisations and/or deaths |
-| Count     | Incident                              |
-| Geography | EU/EFTA/UK nations (any/all)          |
-| Frequency | Weekly                                |
-| Horizon   | 1 to 4 weeks                          |
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-There is no obligation to submit forecasts for all suggested targets or horizons, and it is up to you to decide which you are comfortable forecasting with your model.
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-We have written more about forecast targets, horizons, and locations in the [guide](../../wiki/Targets-and-horizons).
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-###### Dates
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-We use Epidemiological Weeks (EW) defined by the [US CDC](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/document/MMWR_Week_overview.pdf). Each week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday. We provide more details [here](../../wiki/Targets-and-horizons#date-format), and [templates](../../template) to convert dates to EW weeks (and vice versa).
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-###### Truth data
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-We base evaluations on country level data from [Johns Hopkins University](https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19/tree/master/csse_covid_19_data/csse_covid_19_time_series).
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-#### Submitting
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-Forecasts should be submitted on Monday by opening a pull request in this repository. So that we can evaluate and ensemble forecasts, we ask for a specific file structure and naming format: our wiki contains a detailed [guide](../../wiki/Forecast-format). If you have technical difficulties with submission, try [troubleshooting](../..wiki/Troubleshooting-pull-requests) or get in touch by raising an [issue](../issues).
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 ###### Evaluating and ensembling
 
 After teams have submitted their forecasts, we create an ensemble forecast. Note that the ensemble only includes the forecasts that completely match the standard format (for example those with all the specified quantiles). See the [inclusion criteria](../../wiki/Ensembling-and-evaluation) for more details.