Figure 5
From: Automated real time constant-specificity surveillance for disease outbreaks
Seasonal trends in the mean and variance of ED visits. Mean number of ED visits (left axis, solid blue line) and mean variance in ED visits (right axis, dashed green line) as a function of the day of year. Data were smoothed using 5-day and 11-day moving averages, respectively. The ED utilization mean and variance are highest in the winter and lowest during the summer.