Disjoint and Functional Principal Component Analysis for Infected Cases and Deaths Due to COVID-19 in South American Countries with Sensor-Related Data.
Sensors (Basel)
; 21(12)2021 Jun 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1270105
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we group South American countries based on the number of infected cases and deaths due to COVID-19. The countries considered are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The data used are collected from a database of Johns Hopkins University, an institution that is dedicated to sensing and monitoring the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statistical analysis, based on principal components with modern and recent techniques, is conducted. Initially, utilizing the correlation matrix, standard components and varimax rotations are calculated. Then, by using disjoint components and functional components, the countries are grouped. An algorithm that allows us to keep the principal component analysis updated with a sensor in the data warehouse is designed. As reported in the conclusions, this grouping changes depending on the number of components considered, the type of principal component (standard, disjoint or functional) and the variable to be considered (infected cases or deaths). The results obtained are compared to the k-means technique. The COVID-19 cases and their deaths vary in the different countries due to diverse reasons, as reported in the conclusions.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
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Brazil
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Chile
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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Peru
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Uruguay
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Venezuela
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S21124094
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