Table 1 Start and End Weeks of Victorian Influenza Season as Determined by Proposed EWMA Approach and Retrospective Analysis
From: Detecting the start of an influenza outbreak using exponentially weighted moving average charts
| Â | Â | Â | Retrospective Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EWMA (week #) | Start | End | ||||
Year | Start | End | Week # | Date | Week # | Date |
2002 | 24 | 41 | 23 | June 3-9 | 41 | Oct. 7-13 |
2003 | 31 | 43 | 31 | July 28-Aug. 3 | 42 | Oct. 13-19 |
2004 | 37 | 38 | 37 | Sept. 6-12 | 46 | Nov. 8-14 |
2005 | 23 | 40 | 22 | May 30-June 5 | 40 | Oct. 3-9 |
2006 | 23 | 39 | 23 | June 5-11 | 38 | Sept. 25-Oct. 1 |
2007 | 28 | 49 | 28 | July 9-15 | 48 | Nov. 26-Dec. 2 |
2008 | 28 | 48 | 28 | July 7-13 | 48 | Nov. 24-30 |