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Aggregating human judgment probabilistic predictions of COVID-19 transmission, burden, and preventative measures

Authors: Allison Codi, Damon Luk, David Braun, Juan Cambeiro, Tamay Besiroglu, Eva Chen, Luis Enrique Urtubey de C`esaris, Paolo Bocchini, Thomas McAndrew
Journal: arXiv
mental health psychology open access

Abstract

Aggregated human judgment forecasts for COVID-19 targets of public health importance are accurate, often outperforming computational models. Our work shows aggregated human judgment forecasts for infectious agents are timely, accurate, and adaptable, and can be used as tool to aid public health decision making during outbreaks.