International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

A statistical approach and analysis computing based on autoregressive integrated moving averages models to predict COVID-19 outbreak in Iraq

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 College of Education for Pure Science, University of Babylon, Iraq

2 College of Basic Education, University of Babylon, Iraq

Abstract

 A time series has been adopted for the numbers of people infected with the Covid-19 pandemic in Iraq for a whole year, starting from the first infection recorded on February 18, 2020 until the end of February 2021, which was collected in the form of weekly observations and at a size of 53 observations. The study found the quality and suitability of the autoregressive moving average model from order (1,3) among a group of autoregressive moving average models. This model was built according to the diagnostic criteria. These criteria are the Akaike information criterion, Bayesian Information Criterion, and Hannan \& Quinn Criterion models. The study concluded that this model from order (1,3) is good and appropriate, and its predictions can be adopted in making decisions.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Volume 13, Issue 1
March 2022
Pages 1391-1415
  • Receive Date: 24 May 2021
  • Revise Date: 05 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 13 October 2021