epiverse-trace / episoap

[Not published - under active development] A Store of Outbreak Analytics Pipelines Provided as Rmarkdown Report Templates
https://epiverse-trace.github.io/episoap/
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What should the maximum number of parameters on {episoap} templates be? #106

Open CarmenTamayo opened 11 months ago

CarmenTamayo commented 11 months ago

The transmissibility pipeline currently has 10 parameters that the user can modify. As more parameters are added, e.g., to select specific studies within the {epiparameter} database or to specify the source of data using {readapi}, the flexibility of the templates increases, but so does the complexity for the users.

This issue is to keep track of the discussions and decisions made about this topic in {episoap}.

For now, @Bisaloo and myself have agreed to keep the template as it is, in its somewhat more rigid format (when compared to other, more modular approaches), with the intention of providing a resource that's readily available for users to test and provide feedback. The next step for deciding a manageable number of parameters is to check how many will be needed for the severity pipeline, and compare this number to that of the transmissibility pipeline.

Bisaloo commented 6 months ago

Two updates & new requirements on this: