Table 3 Confusion matrix for classification of statistical alarms recorded by a multi-system syndromic surveillance service in England
From: Machine learning to refine decision making within a syndromic surveillance service
Classification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alert | Monitor | No-action | |||
Decision | NB | Alert | 32 | 22 | 8 |
Monitor | 42 | 269 | 69 | ||
No-action | 30 | 469 | 66,564 | ||
TAN | Alert | 21 | 27 | 14 | |
Monitor | 12 | 227 | 141 | ||
No-action | 17 | 144 | 66,902 | ||
TAN* | Alert | 27 | 24 | 11 | |
Monitor | 22 | 260 | 98 | ||
No-action | 27 | 293 | 66,743 | ||
Multinet | Alert | 11 | 19 | 32 | |
Monitor | 1 | 173 | 206 | ||
No-action | 1 | 138 | 66,924 | ||
Multinet* | Alert | 24 | 36 | 2 | |
Monitor | 8 | 315 | 57 | ||
No-action | 17 | 866 | 66,180 | ||