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Table 2 Point estimates of the parameters of distribution fitted to the shifted serial intervals (k = 10)

From: Estimation of the serial interval and proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission events of COVID− 19 in Ireland using contact tracing data

Distribution

Parameter 1

Parameter 2

AIC

ECDF - CDF mean absolute error

Gammaa

21.96

1.57

2166

0.027

Lognormalb

2.61

0.22

2168

0.027

Normalc

13.97

3.01

2186

0.030

Weibulld

4.63

15.19

2232

0.038

  1. aParameter 1 = shape, Parameter 2 = rate
  2. bParameter 1 = meanlog, Parameter 2 = sdlog
  3. cParameter 1 = mean, Parameter 2 = standard deviation
  4. dParameter 1 = shape, Parameter 2 = scale