Using Linear Regression to Explore Environmental Factors Affecting Vector-borne Diseases

Name: Using Linear Regression to Explore Environmental Factors Affecting Vector-borne Diseases
Published: 2020-09-02
License: CC Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Andy Adams; Jessica A Adams; John J. Bray; Tami Imbierowicz; Suzanne Lenhart; Breonna Martin

doi:10.25334/3Y6Y-4C52

Using Linear Regression to Explore Environmental Factors Affecting Vector-borne Diseases

By Andy Adams¹, Jessica A Adams¹, John J. Bray¹, Tami Imbierowicz¹, Suzanne Lenhart², Breonna Martin¹

1. Harford Community College 2. University of Tennessee

In this activity students will use linear regression to analyze real data on vector-borne diseases and explore how environmental factors such as climate change or population density influence the transmission of these diseases.

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In this activity students will use linear regression to analyze real data on vector-borne diseases such as Malaria, Zika, and LaCrosse Virus. Students will explore how environmental factors such as climate change or population density influence the transmission of these diseases. The activities are designed for face-to-face instruction and may be adapted for an online classroom. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1919613. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.