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  • Sociology
  • Data Science

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic's varied global impact necessitates understanding early spread determinants.
  • Countermeasures often obscure the initial drivers of viral transmission.
  • Research is needed to identify factors influencing the early, unmitigated spread of infectious diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and analyze factors contributing to the differential initial spread of COVID-19 across countries.
  • To investigate the influence of cultural, developmental, and travel-related factors on early pandemic dynamics.
  • To assess the effectiveness of statistical and machine learning methods in uncovering these determinants.

Main Methods:

  • Compilation of a diverse dataset encompassing infection metrics and potential influencing factors.
  • Application of statistical methods and machine learning (ML) feature selection (FS) for factor importance.
  • Utilisation of a novel rule discovery algorithm for in-depth factor analysis.

Main Results:

  • Cultural (individualism, openness), developmental, and travel factors emerged as most significant predictors of early COVID-19 spread.
  • Interconnectedness of these factors was identified, highlighting the complexity of disease transmission.
  • Methodological pitfalls in similar studies were explored, demonstrating their impact on data interpretation.
  • Decision tree classifier models achieved approximately 80% accuracy in predicting infection classes.

Conclusions:

  • Early COVID-19 spread was significantly shaped by a combination of cultural, developmental, and travel-related factors.
  • A multi-faceted analytical approach, combining statistical, ML, and rule discovery methods, is crucial for robust findings.
  • Caution against over-reliance on isolated ML analyses is warranted due to potential methodological limitations and factor interdependencies.