From 4b615d379a0698719a579f27a37f451c79257c57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: GitHub Actions Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:58:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Re-build README.Rmd --- README.md | 44 -------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e975b05fc7..be670d6523 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,50 +37,6 @@ to submit](../../wiki/Preparing-to-submit) - Create a [team directory](../../wiki/Creating-a-team-directory) - Add your [metadata](../../wiki/Metadata) and a [license](../../wiki/Licensing) -#### Forecasting - -We require some forecast parameters so that we can compare and ensemble -forecasts. All forecasts should use the following structure: - -| Parameter | Description | -| --------- | ------------------------------------- | -| Target | Cases, hospitalisations and/or deaths | -| Count | Incident | -| Geography | EU/EFTA/UK nations (any/all) | -| Frequency | Weekly | -| Horizon | 1 to 4 weeks | - -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. - -We have written more about forecast targets, horizons, and locations in -the [guide](../../wiki/Targets-and-horizons). - -###### Dates - -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). - -###### Truth data - -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). - -#### Submitting - -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). - ###### Evaluating and ensembling After teams have submitted their forecasts, we create an ensemble