One important statistical parameter is the maximum value. Finding the maximum value and the relative location of the maximum in data, like the date of the occuracne of the maximum number of cases, can help in further studies of the progression or digression of the disease.
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Represent your time series as pairs (t1, y1), (t2, y2), ..., (tn, yn) where ti are dates (or times) in increasing order and yi are the case counts. The goal is to find the maximum value y_max and the date(s) t_max at which it occurs, and to report the relative Show more…
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