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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Machine learning (ML) is increasingly applied in infectious disease epidemiology.
  • Understanding ML algorithm behavior with ubiquitous missing data in outbreaks is critical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate ML data imputation performance and case fatality ratio (CFR) estimates.
  • Assess impact of missing data scale and type (MCAR, MAR, MNAR) on ML models.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a ML algorithmic framework with simulated outbreak data.
  • Focused on varying proportions and types of missing data.

Main Results:

  • Increased missingness from 10% to 40% decreased ML model performance (AUC) by a median of 7%.
  • ML methods showed a median 0.5% reduction in CFR bias for MAR data, with varying impact based on missingness levels.

Conclusions:

  • ML can enhance CFR estimates with low missing data, but high percentages render methods ineffective.
  • A data-centric approach prioritizing collection and follow-ups is recommended for outbreak data accuracy.