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Table 2 Parameter values measuring overdispersion of the negative binomial models.

From: Estimation of heterogeneity in malaria transmission by stochastic modelling of apparent deviations from mass action kinetics

Model

κ

95% interval

r

(95% interval)

Mass Action

0.60

(0.34, 0.93)

1.78

(1.08, 2.95)

Facilitation

0.84

(0.56, 1.16)

1.23

(0.86, 1.77)

Saturation

0.62

(0.31, 1.10)

1.78

(1.68, 3.22)

Competition

0.58

(0.32, 0.90)

1.85

(1.11, 3.09)