Singapore infectious disease tracking by Google search mining

• Main Author: Ong, Yan Chun
• Other Authors: Sebastian Maurer-Stroh
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68935
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The frequency of internet searches has been shown to demonstrate effectiveness in predicting disease incidence. However, previous studies have mainly focused on larger regions such as the United States and China, and few have researched on Singapore. By analysing Google search query data, we examine...