Inferring collective dynamical states from widely unobserved systems.
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SUBMITTER: Wilting J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5998151 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
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Inferring collective dynamical states from widely unobserved systems.
Wilting Jens J Priesemann Viola V
Nature communications 20180613 1
When assessing spatially extended complex systems, one can rarely sample the states of all components. We show that this spatial subsampling typically leads to severe underestimation of the risk of instability in systems with propagating events. We derive a subsampling-invariant estimator, and demonstrate that it correctly infers the infectiousness of various diseases under subsampling, making it particularly useful in countries with unreliable case reports. In neuroscience, recordings are stron ...[more]
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